Domestic-league season · Bologna.
Missed 11 of Bologna's ~38 games this season through 11 injury absences (calf, thigh, thigh problems). He still appeared 12 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.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Serie A | 12 | 0 | 0 | 684 | 6.62 |
 UEFA Europa League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 416 | 6.77 |
Casale's current-season form is down 52% on last season (Season 23→11), while his Rating eased 64→49. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 65).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Bologna · 8th | 12 | 0 | 0 | 6.62 | 49 | 11 |
| 2024/25 | Bologna · 9th | 17 | 0 | 2 | 6.76 | 64 | 23 |
| 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 |
| 2020/21 | Empoli · 1st | 24 | 1 | 0 | 6.97 | 65 | 34 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
N. Casale is a 28-year-old central defender at Bologna, rated 48.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 287th of 385 in the Serie A. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (28.1% 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 11 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 50th of 51 of the 51 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 → 11). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2022/23.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 49, 38th of 51 of the 51 centre-backs in the Serie A. At 28 Casale is in his prime years, and a market index of 50.4 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Casale missed 11 games through injury (calf, thigh, thigh problems) out of roughly 38 this season. The 12 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.
Past his 2022/23 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
2.5 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 12 appearances.
With a Rating of 48.8, Casale carries the 38th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Serie A of 51 — 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.
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 (~84), then tapers with age. At 28, Casale sits on 50.4, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Casale's projected Rating — 48.8 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.
€7M total transfer fees · 10 moves
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