Domestic-league season · SHANGHAI SIPG.
Wei Zhen is a 29-year-old central defender at SHANGHAI SIPG, rated 19.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 110th of 271 in the Super League. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (53.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.55 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Zhen.
Judged on this season alone, Zhen graded 20 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 23rd of 50 of the 50 centre-backs in the Super League, on 3 clean sheets and 4.547 defensive actions per 90.
We hold a single season for Zhen, so there's no year-on-year comparison to draw yet — the read above is this campaign only.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 20, top 32% of the 50 centre-backs in the Super League. At 29 Zhen is in his prime years, and a market index of 3.1 reflects that trajectory.
4.55 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 20 appearances. Behind a title-challenging side (1st of 16) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume.
With a Rating of 19.9, Zhen carries the 16th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Super League (top 32%). Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.55 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
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 (~6), then tapers with age. At 29, Zhen sits on 3.1, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Zhen's projected Rating — 19.9 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.
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