Domestic-league season · Dalian Zhixing.
Zhu Pengyu is a 21-year-old centre-forward at Dalian Zhixing, rated 32 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 14th of 271 in the Super League and 2447th of 2861 U-23 players tracked. A young player, he has been a regular starter this season (60.5% of available minutes). He brings 0.33 goal contributions per 90 (0.11 goals, 0.22 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Pengyu.
Judged on this season alone, Pengyu graded 19 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 22nd of 27 of the 27 centre-forwards in the Super League, on 2 goals and 4 assists in 29 appearances (0.331 involvements per 90).
We hold a single season for Pengyu, so there's no year-on-year comparison to draw yet — the read above is this campaign only.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 32, top 8% of the 27 centre-forwards in the Super League. At 21 Pengyu is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 8.1 reflects that trajectory.
2 goals in 29 appearances (0.07 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. He also laid on 4 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 6 goal contributions (0.21 per appearance).
With a Rating of 32, Pengyu carries the 2nd-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the Super League (top 8%), and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Dalian Zhixing finished 11th of 16) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.33 goal contributions per 90). At 21 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (97/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow.
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 (~9), then tapers with age. At 21, Pengyu sits on 8.1, still climbing toward its peak. The blue line is Pengyu's projected Rating — 32 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.
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