Domestic-league season · Maccabi Haifa.
S. Goldberg is a 31-year-old central defender at Maccabi Haifa, rated 16.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 127th of 143 in the Ligat Ha'al. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (33.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.55 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Goldberg.
Judged on this season alone, Goldberg graded 11 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 21st of 27 of the 27 centre-backs in the Ligat Ha'al, on 3 clean sheets and 2.548 defensive actions per 90.
We hold a single season for Goldberg, 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 17, 25th of 27 of the 27 centre-backs in the Ligat Ha'al. At 31 Goldberg is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 3.7 reflects that trajectory.
2.55 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 23 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (5th of 6) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight.
With a Rating of 16.6, Goldberg carries the 25th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Ligat Ha'al of 27, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Maccabi Haifa finished 5th of 6) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.55 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).
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 (~8), then tapers with age. At 31, Goldberg sits on 3.7, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Goldberg's projected Rating — 16.6 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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