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Mikael Ellertsson

Top-tier performerGenoa · 24 yrsStarter

based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameMikael Egill Ellertsson
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalityIceland
Age24
Date of birth11 Mar 2002
Height182 cm
Shirt number#77
ClubGenoa
Central midfielderalso played DEF
7
Appearances
0
Goals
1
Assists
611
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Genoa.

Scout report

Top-tier performerCentral midfielder

M. Ellertsson is a 24-year-old central midfielder at Genoa, rated 76.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 15th of 115 on scout potential in the Serie A. An emerging talent, he has been an ever-present this season (81.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.17 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Ellertsson.

Judged on this season alone, Ellertsson graded 29 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 11th of 19 of the 19 central midfielders in the Serie A, on 1 goal, 1 assist and 2.171 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 29 → 29). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 77, top 22% of the 19 central midfielders in the Serie A. At 24 Ellertsson is in his prime years, and a market index of 47.5 reflects that trajectory.

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Ellertsson is operating at his career peak — the 2024/25 level is the level.

Peak: 2024/25Holding levelRemarkably consistentStepped up 2024/25
76.7
Ratingi
4th of 19 central midfielders
29.1
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
81.2%
Minutes
near ever-present
2.17
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Genoa finished 16th of 20 · a lower-table side

36
Apps
2.17
Def. / 90
44
Tackles
15
Interceptions
7
Clean sheets

2.17 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 7 clean sheets across 36 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (16th of 20) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 81.2% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

  • Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

With a Rating of 76.7, Ellertsson carries the 4th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Serie A (top 22%), and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Genoa finished 16th of 20) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.17 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead. Doing it for a lesser side, he profiles as a value buy for a club higher up the table.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Serie A with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists1

Defending

Tackles44
Interceptions15
Blocks8

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1
Red cards1

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.