Rey Manaj

Manaj's current-season form is level with last season (Season 12→12), while his Rating held around 21. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 54).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Sivasspor · 16th	2	0	0	6.1	21	12
2025/26	Sivasspor · 10th	7	4	1	7.15	21	12
2025/26	Sharjah FC	5	2	0	6.68	—	—
2024/25	Sivasspor · 17th	27	12	4	7.23	40	44
2023/24	Sivasspor · 7th	33	18	3	7.28	48	54
2022/23	Watford · 11th	7	1	0	6.3	55	3

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 7 earlier seasons and 2 youth-team spells in the full career.

Albania · international

Side	Apps	G
Albania	45	12
Albania U21	16	12
Albania U19	4	0

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

Scout report

★ Standout performer

All 1. Lig standouts →

One of the biggest game-time risers in the 1. Lig: on the pitch for 100% of Sivasspor's available minutes this season, up from 17% last year — a bench-to-starter jump the ratings will catch up with at the next checkpoint.

Squad depthGoal-getting Centre-forward

R. Manaj is a 29-year-old centre-forward at Sivasspor, rated 21.3 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (16.6% of available minutes). He brings 0.81 goal contributions per 90 (0.65 goals, 0.16 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Manaj.

On the season, Manaj graded 12 for current form (age-blind), on 4 goals and 1 assist in 7 appearances (0.814 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 12 → 12). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 21. At 29 Manaj is in his prime years, and a market index of 1.8 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

Read the full career report →

Below his 2023/24 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2023/24Trending upBreakout: 2023/24Stepped up 2024/25

21.3

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

11.9

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

16.6%

Minutes

limited game time

0.81

Goal contrib / 90

elite end product

Output in context · Sivasspor finished 10th of 20 · a mid-table side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.57

Goals / app

4 goals in 7 appearances (0.57 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 1 assist for 5 goal contributions in all.

Strengths

Final-third output. 0.81 goal contributions per 90 (0.65 goals, 0.16 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

Game time. Only 16.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 21.3 overall — below regular-starter level. In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.81 goal contributions 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.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %16.6%

Available fixtures37 of 37

Goals / 900.651

Assists / 900.163

Goal contribution / 900.814

Defensive actions / 900.163

Player flow

Goal involvements5

Cards / 900.325

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 (~3), then tapers with age. At 29, Manaj sits on 1.8, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Manaj's projected Rating — 21.3 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-forwards in the 1. Lig with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals4

Passing

Assists1

Defending

Tackles1

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2

Red cards0

Transfer history

€3M total transfer fees · 8 moves

SivassporFeb 2026 – nowFree

SSharjah FCJul 2025 – Feb 2026

Sivassporuntil Jul 2025

WatfordJul 2022 – Jul 2025

Barcelona(back from loan)Jul 2022 – Jul 2022

Spezia(on loan)Aug 2021 – Jul 2022

Barcelonauntil Aug 2021

AlbaceteJul 2019 – Aug 2021€ 2.5M

Albacete(on loan)Jul 2018 – Jul 2019

InterJul 2015 – Jul 2018€ 500K

Cremoneseuntil Jul 2015

About R. Manaj

Rey Aldo Manaj is a 29-year-old centre-forward who plays for Sivasspor, born on February 24, 1997 in Lushnje, standing 182 cm tall. He is from Albania. Sivasspor currently sit 16th of 20 in the 1. Lig.

This season

In the current season, R. Manaj has made 2 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 180 minutes.

R. Manaj's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Sivasspor face Batman Petrolspor away in the 1. Lig.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates R. Manaj at 21.3 with a Season form score of 11.9. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 5 career titles — among them the Trofeo Joan Gamper and the Copa del Rey. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 13 recorded seasons, R. Manaj has totalled 258 club appearances with 70 goals and 8 assists for 11 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2015/16, with 33 appearances for Inter.

R. Manaj's career has also included time at SSharjah FC, Watford, Barcelona, Spezia, Albacete, Inter and Cremonese.

On the international stage, R. Manaj has represented Albania, Albania U21, Albania U19 — 65 caps and 24 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.