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Full nameYoussef Maleh
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalityMorocco
Age27
Date of birth22 Aug 1998
BirthplaceCastel San Pietro Terme
Height179 cm
Shirt number#29
ClubCremonese
Central midfielder
23
Appearances
1
Goals
0
Assists
1570
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Cremonese.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Serie A141011066.56

Scout report

Key starterCentral midfielder

Y. Maleh is a 27-year-old central midfielder at Cremonese, rated 61.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 223rd of 388 on scout potential in the Serie A. In his prime years, he has been a regular starter this season (75.8% 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.

Judged on this season alone, Maleh graded 33 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 28th of 68 of the 68 central midfielders in the Serie A, on 1 goal, 0 assists and 3.153 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 33 → 33). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 62, 36th of 68 of the 68 central midfielders in the Serie A. At 27 Maleh is in his prime years, and a market index of 38.3 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: 2023/24Stepped up 2021/225 clubs
Current potential36th of 68 central midfielders · Serie ACurrent season28th of 68 central midfielders · Serie A28th-best central midfielder in the Serie A223rd in the Serie A · potential36th-highest potential central midfielder in the Serie A
61.8
Ratingi
36th of 68 central midfielders
32.6
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
75.8%
Minutes
a regular starter
3.15
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

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

3.15
Def. / 90
38
Tackles
14
Interceptions
5
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.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 75.8% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

  • Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

With a Rating of 61.8, Maleh carries the 36th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Serie A of 68, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Cremonese finished 18th of 20) — 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 (3.15 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around. Doing it for a lesser side, he profiles as a value buy for a club higher up the table.

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Transfer news

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