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Raoul Petretta

Project playerToronto FC · 29 yrs

Profile

Full nameRaoul Petretta
PositionCentre-back
NationalityItaly
Age29
Date of birth24 Mar 1997
BirthplaceRheinfelden
Height175 cm
ClubToronto FC
Centre-backalso played MID
25
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
1846
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Toronto FC.

Injury-affected season

Missed 3 of Toronto FC's ~34 games this season through 3 injury absences (lower-body, ankle, yellow cards). He still appeared 25 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

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Major League Soccer250018466.84
2. Bundesligaat SV Darmstadt 9810004866.34
Canadian Championship1000

Scout report

Project playerCentral defender

R. Petretta is a 29-year-old central defender at Toronto FC, rated 27 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter this season (60.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.32 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Petretta.

On the season, Petretta graded 19 for current form (age-blind), on 4 clean sheets and 3.315 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 22 → 19). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 27. At 29 Petretta is in his prime years, and a market index of 3.2 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Petretta missed 3 games through injury (lower-body, ankle, yellow cards) out of roughly 34 this season. The 25 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.

From the career report
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Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2024/25Holding levelRemarkably consistent
27
Ratingi
below regular-starter level
18.7
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
60.3%
Minutes
a regular starter
3.32
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Toronto FC finished 8th of 15 · a mid-table side

3.32
Def. / 90
41
Tackles
22
Interceptions
4
Clean sheets

3.32 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 25 appearances.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 60.3% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 27 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.32 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).

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

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the 2. Bundesliga with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0
Shots4

Passing

Assists0
Chances created10
Passes785

Possession

Successful dribbles6
Dribble success46.2%
Duels won81
Duels won %53.3%
Fouls won19

Defending

Tackles41
Interceptions22
Blocks5
Fouls committed20

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards5
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.