based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026
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Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Genoa.
Scout report
S. Sabelli is a 33-year-old central defender at Genoa, rated 19 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 186th of 190 on scout potential in the Serie A. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (27.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.1 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Sabelli.
Judged on this season alone, Sabelli graded 10 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 35th of 37 of the 37 centre-backs in the Serie A, on 2 clean sheets and 3.1 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 35 → 10). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2022/23.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 19, 36th of 37 of the 37 centre-backs in the Serie A. At 33 Sabelli is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 4.1 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2022/23 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Genoa finished 16th of 20 · a lower-table side
3.1 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 16 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (16th 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 27.2% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Age curve. At 33, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 19, Sabelli carries the 36th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Serie A of 37, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Genoa finished 16th of 20) — 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 (3.1 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.7× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
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Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Serie A with 600+ minutes this season.
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