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Simone Romagnoli

Experienced headEmpoli · 36 yrsFringe player

based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameSimone Romagnoli
PositionCentre-back
NationalityItaly
Age36
Date of birth9 Feb 1990
BirthplaceCremona
Height193 cm
Shirt number#6
ClubEmpoli
Centre-back
1
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
13
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Empoli.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Coppa Italia100196.5
Serie B100136.9

Scout report

Experienced headCentral defender

S. Romagnoli is a 36-year-old central defender at Empoli, rated 9.2 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (7.7% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Romagnoli.

On the season, Romagnoli graded 3 for current form (age-blind), on 1 clean sheet and 0.344 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 3 → 3). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 9. At 36 Romagnoli is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.1 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2020/21Holding levelStepped up 2021/22Injury-hit 2025/264 clubs
9.2
Ratingi
below regular-starter level
2.7
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
7.7%
Minutes
limited game time
0.34
Def. actions / 90
light defensive volume

Output in context · Empoli finished 15th of 20 · a lower-table side

3
Apps
0.34
Def. / 90
1
Tackles
Interceptions
1
Clean sheets

0.34 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 3 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (15th of 20) 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.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 7.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Age curve. At 36, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 9.2 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (0.34 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).

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

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.