Nicolò Casale

Casale's current-season form is down 65% on last season (Season 23→8), while his Rating eased 64→47. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 65).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Bologna · 8th	12	0	0	6.62	47	8
2024/25	BolognaLoan · 9th	17	0	2	6.76	64	23
2024/25	Lazio	2	0	1	6.76	—	—
2023/24	Lazio · 7th	20	0	0	6.76	71	24
2022/23	Lazio · 2nd	29	1	1	6.97	82	65
2021/22	Hellas Verona · 9th	36	0	2	6.73	79	24

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 4 earlier seasons in the full career.

Italy · international

Side	Apps	G
Italy U21	1	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthCentral defender

N. Casale is a 28-year-old central defender at Bologna, rated 46.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 151st of 194 on scout potential in the Serie A. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (20% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.5 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Casale.

Judged on this season alone, Casale graded 8 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 36th of 37 of the 37 centre-backs in the Serie A, on 2 clean sheets and 2.5 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 23 → 8). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 47, 28th of 37 of the 37 centre-backs in the Serie A. At 28 Casale is in his prime years, and a market index of 17.4 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2022/23 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2022/23Trending downBreakout: 2022/23StreakyStepped up 2021/22Injury-hit 2025/264 clubs

Current potential28th of 37 centre-backs · Serie A · 12 apps Current season36th of 37 centre-backs · Serie A · 12 apps 36th-best centre-back in the Serie A 151st in the Serie A · potential 28th-highest potential centre-back in the Serie A

46.9

Ratingi

28th of 37 centre-backs

8.1

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

20%

Minutes

limited game time

2.5

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Bologna finished 8th of 20 · a mid-table side

Apps

2.5

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.5 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 12 appearances.

Strengths

Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 89.6/100).

Watch points

Game time. Only 20% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

With a Rating of 46.9, Casale carries the 28th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Serie A of 37 — though on just 12 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.5 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %20%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 902.5

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Cards / 900

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~29), then tapers with age. At 28, Casale sits on 17.4, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Casale's projected Rating — 46.9 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Serie A with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles7

Interceptions7

Blocks5

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0

Red cards0

Transfer history

€7M total transfer fees · 10 moves

BolognaJul 2025 – now

Bologna(on loan)Aug 2024 – Jul 2025

LazioJul 2022 – Aug 2024€ 7M

VVerona(back from loan)Jul 2021 – Jul 2022

Empoli(on loan)Oct 2020 – Jul 2021

VVerona(back from loan)Sept 2020 – Oct 2020

Venezia(on loan)Jul 2019 – Sept 2020

Sudtirol(on loan)Jul 2018 – Jul 2019

PPrato(on loan)Jan 2018 – Jul 2018

PPerugia(on loan)Jul 2017 – Jan 2018

VVeronauntil Jul 2017

About N. Casale

Nicolò Casale is a 28-year-old centre-back who plays for Bologna, born on February 14, 1998 in Negrar, standing 191 cm tall. He is from Italy. Bologna currently sit 16th of 20 in the Serie A.

This season

In the current season, N. Casale has made 12 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 684 minutes.

N. Casale's next match is on August 31, 2026, when Bologna face Atalanta away in the Serie A.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates N. Casale at 46.9 with a Season form score of 8.1, ranking 151st of 194 centre-backs in the Serie A. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 4 career titles — among them the Coppa Italia and the Serie B. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 9 recorded seasons, N. Casale has totalled 210 club appearances with 2 goals and 6 assists for 8 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2021/22, with 36 appearances for Hellas Verona.

N. Casale's career has also included time at Lazio, VVerona, Empoli, Venezia, Sudtirol, PPrato and PPerugia.

On the international stage, N. Casale has represented Italy U21 — 1 cap in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Bologna finished 8th of 20 · a mid-table side

Strengths

Watch points