S. Nzonzi
Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Stoke City.
Injury-affected season
Missed 3 of Stoke City's ~46 games this season through 3 injury absences (unfit, inactive). He still appeared 30 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Championship | 30 | 1 | 0 | 1402 | 6.67 |
 FA Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
Scout report
S. Nzonzi is a 37-year-old defensive midfielder at Stoke City, enjoying a standout season — 1 goals and 0 assists in 30 appearances, a Season grade of 14, top 85% of Championship defensive midfielders. On long-term scout potential he's rated 9.7, ranking 489th of 493 in the Championship. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option (36.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.89 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Nzonzi.
Judged on this season alone, Nzonzi graded 14 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 55th of 65 of the 65 defensive midfielders in the Championship, on 1 goal, 0 assists and 2.889 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 28 → 14). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 10, 64th of 65 of the 65 defensive midfielders in the Championship. At 37 Nzonzi is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.9 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Nzonzi missed 3 games through injury (unfit, inactive) out of roughly 46 this season. The 30 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.
Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Stoke City finished 17th of 24 · a lower-table side
2.89 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 30 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (17th of 24) 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. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 36.2% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Age curve. At 37, 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 9.7, Nzonzi carries the 64th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Championship of 65, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Stoke City finished 17th of 24) — 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 (2.89 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.5× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
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