Roland Sallai

Sallai's current-season form is level with last season (Season 36→36), while his Rating held around 36. His peak season for form remains 2025/26 (Season 36).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Galatasaray · 2nd	2	1	0	7.15	36	36
2025/26	Galatasaray · 1st	30	1	3	6.96	36	36
2024/25	Galatasaray · 1st	26	2	1	7.1	40	34
2024/25	SC Freiburg · 5th	2	0	0	6.8	48	1
2023/24	SC Freiburg · 10th	27	3	0	6.88	68	21
2022/23	SC Freiburg · 5th	19	1	3	6.81	71	15

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 8 earlier seasons and 2 youth-team spells in the full career.

Hungary · international

Side	Apps	G
Hungary	64	14
Hungary U21	16	2
Hungary U20	2	0
Hungary U19	6	0
Hungary U17	6	4

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

Scout report

Project playerCentral defender

R. Sallai is a 29-year-old central defender at Galatasaray, enjoying a standout season — 1 goals and 3 assists in 30 appearances, a Season grade of 36. On long-term scout potential he's rated 34.9. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter (76.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.98 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Sallai.

On the season, Sallai graded 36 for current form (age-blind), on 9 clean sheets and 2.983 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 36 → 36). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2025/26.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 35. At 29 Sallai is in his prime years, and a market index of 7.4 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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A career still climbing — Sallai is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending up

34.9

Ratingi

developing / rotation level

36.2

Seasoni

developing / rotation level

76.9%

Minutes

a regular starter

2.98

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Galatasaray finished 1st of 18 · a title-challenging side

Apps

2.98

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.98 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 9 clean sheets across 30 appearances. Behind a title-challenging side (1st of 18) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 3 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 76.9% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.15 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central defender.

Watch points

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

Outlook

Rated 34.9 overall — developing / rotation level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.98 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.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %76.9%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900.038

Assists / 900.115

Goal contribution / 900.153

Defensive actions / 902.983

Player flow

Goal involvements4

Cards / 900.191

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 (~13), then tapers with age. At 29, Sallai sits on 7.4, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Sallai's projected Rating — 34.9 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 Süper Lig with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists3

Defending

Tackles47

Interceptions29

Blocks2

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4

Red cards1

Transfer history

€10.5M total transfer fees · 5 moves

GalatasaraySept 2024 – now€ 6M

SC FreiburgAug 2018 – Sept 2024€ 4.5M

AApoel NicosiaAug 2017 – Aug 2018

Puskas Academy(back from loan)Jul 2017 – Aug 2017

Palermo(on loan)Aug 2016 – Jul 2017

Puskas Academyuntil Aug 2016

About R. Sallai

Roland Sallai is a 29-year-old centre-back who plays for Galatasaray, born on May 22, 1997 in Budapest, standing 183 cm tall. He is from Hungary. Galatasaray currently sit 2nd of 18 in the Süper Lig.

This season

In the current season, R. Sallai has made 2 appearances with 1 goal and 0 assists across 156 minutes, averaging a 7.3 match rating over his last 2 rated games.

Recent matches

August 21, 2026: 4-0 win away at Erzurumspor FK (66 minutes, 1 goal, 7.9 rating)
August 14, 2026: 2-2 draw at home vs Çorum FK (90 minutes, 6.7 rating)

R. Sallai's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Galatasaray face Göztepe at home in the Süper Lig.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates R. Sallai at 34.9 with a Season form score of 36.2. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 8 career titles — among them the Süper Lig and the Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 13 recorded seasons, R. Sallai has totalled 279 club appearances with 29 goals and 14 assists for 7 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2015/16, with 31 appearances for Puskas Academy.

R. Sallai's career has also included time at SC Freiburg, AApoel Nicosia, Puskas Academy and Palermo.

On the international stage, R. Sallai has represented Hungary, Hungary U21, Hungary U20, Hungary U19, Hungary U17 — 94 caps and 20 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.