Youssef Maleh

Following his move to Lecce, Maleh's current-season form is level with last season (Season 20→20), while his Rating climbed 50→54. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 49).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Lecce · 4th	1	0	0	6.9	54	20
2025/26	Lecce	9	0	0	6.63	—	—
2025/26	CremoneseLoan · 18th	23	1	0	6.56	50	20
2024/25	EmpoliLoan · 18th	22	0	2	6.69	68	33
2023/24	EmpoliLoan · 17th	34	0	2	6.82	76	49
2022/23	LecceLoan · 16th	24	0	0	6.48	66	3
2022/23	Fiorentina	7	0	0	6.48	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 5 earlier seasons in the full career.

Morocco · international

Side	Apps	G
Morocco	2	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthCentral midfielder

Y. Maleh is a 28-year-old central midfielder at Cremonese, rated 49.6 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (45.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.15 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Maleh.

On the season, Maleh graded 20 for current form (age-blind), on 1 goal, 0 assists and 3.153 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 20 → 20). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 50. At 28 Maleh is in his prime years, and a market index of 18.4 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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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: 2023/24Stepped up 2021/225 clubs

49.6

Ratingi

a solid contributor and squad regular

19.7

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

45.9%

Minutes

rotation minutes

3.15

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Cremonese finished 18th of 20 · a relegation-threatened side

Apps

3.15

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.15 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 23 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (18th 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. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Watch points

Game time. Only 45.9% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

Rated 49.6 overall — a solid contributor and squad regular. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.15 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %45.9%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900.057

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.057

Defensive actions / 903.153

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Cards / 900.287

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~31), then tapers with age. At 28, Maleh sits on 18.4, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Maleh's projected Rating — 49.6 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

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

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles38

Interceptions14

Blocks3

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4

Red cards1

Transfer history

€5.5M total transfer fees · 14 moves

Lecce(back from loan)Jun 2026 – now

Cremoneseuntil Jun 2026

Lecce(back from loan)Jul 2025 – Jun 2026

Empoli(on loan)until Jul 2025

Cremonese(on loan)Jan 2026 – Jul 2025

Lecce(back from loan)Jul 2024 – Jan 2026

Empoli(on loan)Aug 2024 – Jul 2024

Empoli(on loan)Aug 2023 – Aug 2024

LecceJul 2023 – Aug 2023€ 5.5M

Lecce(on loan)Jan 2023 – Jul 2023

Fiorentina(back from loan)Jul 2021 – Jan 2023

Venezia(on loan)Jan 2021 – Jul 2021

Fiorentinauntil Jan 2021

Venezia(back from loan)Jul 2019 – Jan 2021

RRavenna(on loan)Aug 2018 – Jul 2019

VeneziaJul 2018 – Aug 2018Free

RRavenna(on loan)Jan 2018 – Jul 2018

Cesenauntil Jan 2018

About Y. Maleh

Youssef Maleh is a 28-year-old central midfielder who plays for Lecce, born on August 22, 1998 in Castel San Pietro Terme, standing 179 cm tall. He is from Morocco. Lecce currently sit 4th of 20 in the Serie A.

This season

In the current season, Y. Maleh has made 1 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 29 minutes, averaging a 6.9 match rating over his last 1 rated games.

Recent matches

August 23, 2026: 2-0 win away at Venezia (29 minutes, 6.9 rating)

Y. Maleh's next match is on August 31, 2026, when Lecce face AS Roma at home in the Serie A.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates Y. Maleh at 49.6 with a Season form score of 19.7. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 10 recorded seasons, Y. Maleh has totalled 218 club appearances with 6 goals and 14 assists for 6 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2023/24, with 34 appearances for Empoli.

Y. Maleh's career has also included time at Cremonese, Empoli, Fiorentina, Venezia, RRavenna and Cesena.

On the international stage, Y. Maleh has represented Morocco — 2 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.