ratings updated 18 Aug 2026
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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Hamburger SV.
Injury-affected season
Missed 5 of Hamburger SV's ~34 games this season through 5 injury absences (abdominal strain, yellow cards). He still appeared 26 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bundesliga | 26 | 1 | 3 | 2009 | 6.76 |
Scout report
N. Capaldo is a 27-year-old defensive midfielder at Hamburger SV, rated 64.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 169th of 323 on scout potential in the Bundesliga. In his prime years, he has been a regular starter this season (77% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.88 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Capaldo.
Judged on this season alone, Capaldo graded 50 — a solid campaign that ranks top 40% of the 20 defensive midfielders in the Bundesliga, on 1 goal, 3 assists and 4.883 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 9 → 50). Across the 3 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 64, 12th of 20 of the 20 defensive midfielders in the Bundesliga. At 27 Capaldo is in his prime years, and a market index of 49.5 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Capaldo missed 5 games through injury (abdominal strain, yellow cards) out of roughly 34 this season. The 26 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.
Capaldo is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.
Output in context · Hamburger SV finished 13th of 18 · a lower-table side
4.88 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 26 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (13th of 18) 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 3 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 77% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.18 goal involvements per 90, useful for a defensive midfielder.
- Defensive volume. 4.88 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.
Outlook
With a Rating of 64.2, Capaldo carries the 12th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Bundesliga of 20, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Hamburger SV finished 13th of 18) — 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 solid defensive volume (4.88 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around. 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 defensive midfielders in the Bundesliga with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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