based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026
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Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Dunkerque.
Scout report
S. Nzonzi is a 37-year-old central midfielder at Stoke City, enjoying a standout season — 1 goals and 0 assists in 29 appearances, a Season grade of 13. On long-term scout potential he's rated 8.9. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member (32.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.71 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Nzonzi.
On the season, Nzonzi graded 13 for current form (age-blind), on 1 goal, 0 assists and 2.711 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 28 → 13). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 9. At 37 Nzonzi is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.7 reflects that trajectory.
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
2.71 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 29 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 32.1% 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
Rated 8.9 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.71 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.
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Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Ligue 2 with 600+ minutes this season.
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