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Valon Berisha

Experienced headFC Zurich · 33 yrsFringe player

Profile

Full nameValon Berisha
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalityKosovo
Age33
Date of birth7 Feb 1993
BirthplaceMalmö
Height176 cm
Shirt number#14
ClubFC Zurich
Central midfielder
12
Appearances
0
Goals
2
Assists
663
Minutes

Domestic-league season · FC Zurich.

Also this season

Earlier this season at Lask LinzBundesliga: 10 apps, 0g 0a, 556 min

The headline Season rating covers his time at FC Zurich; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Super League12026636.88
Bundesligaat Lask Linz10005566.81

Scout report

Experienced headCreative Central midfielder

V. Berisha is a 33-year-old central midfielder at FC Zurich, enjoying a standout season — 0 goals and 2 assists in 12 appearances, a Season grade of 20, top 88% of Super League central midfielders. On long-term scout potential he's rated 12.3, ranking 200th of 202 in the Super League. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option (38.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.39 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Berisha.

Judged on this season alone, Berisha graded 20 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 15th of 17 of the 17 central midfielders in the Super League, on 0 goals, 2 assists and 3.394 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 7 → 20). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 12, 17th of 17 of the 17 central midfielders in the Super League. At 33 Berisha is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.4 reflects that trajectory.

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Past his 2020/21 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2020/21Trending down
12.3
Ratingi
17th of 17 central midfielders
19.7
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
38.8%
Minutes
rotation minutes
3.39
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · FC Zurich finished 10th of 12 · a relegation-threatened side

12
Apps
3.39
Def. / 90
14
Tackles
7
Interceptions
0
Clean sheets

3.39 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume across 12 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (10th of 12) 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 0 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.27 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 38.8% 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 12.3, Berisha carries the 17th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Super League of 17 — though on just 12 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.39 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. 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.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Super League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists2

Defending

Tackles14
Interceptions7
Blocks4

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.