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Wojciech Szczęsny

Experienced headBarcelona · 36 yrsStarter

based on the 2025/26 season · updated 20 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameWojciech Tomasz Szczęsny
PositionGoalkeeper
NationalityPoland
Age36
Date of birth18 Apr 1990
BirthplaceWarszawa
Height195 cm
Shirt number#25
ClubBarcelona
Goalkeeper
8
Appearances
3
Clean sheets
38%
CS rate
share of apps kept clean
720
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Barcelona.

Scout report

Experienced headGoalkeeper

W. Szczęsny is a 36-year-old goalkeeper at Barcelona, rated 16.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 105th of 107 on scout potential in the La Liga. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (21.1% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Szczęsny.

Judged on this season alone, Szczęsny graded 12 — a solid campaign that ranks top 38% of the 8 goalkeepers in the La Liga, on 3 clean sheets across 8 appearances.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 18 → 12). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 16, 8th of 8 of the 8 goalkeepers in the La Liga. At 36 Szczęsny is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 6.3 reflects that trajectory.

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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending downBreakout: 2022/23Streaky
16.4
Ratingi
8th of 8 goalkeepers
11.5
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
21.1%
Minutes
limited game time
0
Def. actions / 90
light defensive volume

Output in context · Barcelona finished 1st of 20 · a title-challenging side

8
Apps
3
Clean sheets
38%
CS rate
21.1%
Minutes

3 clean sheets in 8 appearances (38% of games). Playing behind a title-challenging side (1st of 20) means a more protected goal, so the read is about command and distribution as much as raw shut-outs.

Strengths

  • Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 96/100).

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 21.1% 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

With a Rating of 16.4, Szczęsny carries the 8th-highest potential of the goalkeepers in the La Liga of 8 — though on just 8 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. A limited game time keeper carrying the gloves this season. 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.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among goalkeepers in the La Liga with 600+ minutes this season.

Goalkeeping

Clean sheets3

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.