Manuel LocatelliDM#5

Juventus·Serie A·Midfield - Defensive Midfield

28 years(08/01/1998)1,85mrightItalyContract until 30/06/2030

7.64Rating48 matches in 12 months

€25.00mMarket value#9 in Juventus · #55 in Serie A

Last 5rating per match

Serie A01.117.7

UEFA Champio04.117.1

Serie A08.117.7

World Cup Qu16.117.2

Serie A22.117.8

Form, 12 monthsaverage rating per month

7.60Nov

7.30Dec

7.80Jan

7.90Feb

7.60Mar

8.00Apr

8.00May

Jun

7.20Jul

7.40Aug

7.00Sep

Oct

Club matchesJuventus

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Recent results

22 Sept · 00:30Copa PaulistaH

União São João—Match stats 20 Sept · 17:00Serie AH

Atalanta—Prediction 17 Sept · 20:00UEFA Europa LeagueH

NEC NijmegenW5:0Prediction 13 Sept · 19:45Serie AA

Sassuolo—Prediction 12 Sept · 21:00Copa PaulistaA

União São JoãoL0:1Match stats

Key statsSerie A

Goals011 of 46Rank

xG0.570.19 / 909 of 45Rank

Assists10.33 / 905 of 46Rank

xA0.110.04 / 9010 of 46Rank

Shots20.67 / 9028 of 45Rank

Shots on target00%25 of 45Rank

Key passes62.00 / 9011 of 46Rank

Pass accuracy87.1%

xG — expected goals: the quality of the chances taken; xA — expected assists: the quality of the chances created. Values per 90 minutes are shown under the totals. Rank: place among midfielders — Serie A, season 26/27. What xG, npxG, xA and xGChain mean

Player profileattributes and traits

Player Position average

Attacking57

Technique61

Tactical80

Defending79

Creativity69

Strengths

Passing
Through balls

Weaknesses

No outstanding weaknesses

Player positions: DM · MC

Positions on the pitch

Percentiles per 90per 90 minutes vs positional peers of the league

AttackingPer 90 · Percentile

Goals0.0039%

xG0.1986%

Shots0.6743%

Shots on target0.0023%

Conversion %039%

Big chances missed0.330%

Dribbles0.006%

Fouls won2.6798%

PlaymakingPer 90 · Percentile

Assists0.3391%

xA0.1789%

Key passes2.0087%

Big chances created0.0023%

Accurate passes67.3391%

Pass accuracy %87.140%

Final third passes25.33100%

Long balls3.3391%

Crosses0.009%

DefendingPer 90 · Percentile

Tackles1.6756%

Interceptions2.3396%

Clearances3.0091%

Blocks0.3347%

Aerial duels won1.6795%

Duels won6.0096%

Recoveries3.6742%

Dribbled past1.0038%

Fouls2.670%

Errors leading to goal0.0052%

What a percentile means

The percentile shows what share of players of the same position in this league the player beats on a per-90-minute metric. 90% — better than nine out of ten peers; 50% — the league median. Per 90 minutes removes the effect of playing time.

For fouls, offsides, being dribbled past and goals conceded the scale is inverted: a higher percentile means fewer of them.

vs 45 midfielders · Serie A · season 26/27 · min 270′ · player 270′

Similar playersSerie A · midfielders · season 26/27

76%

Lewis FergusonBologna · Midfield - Central Midfield7.34Rating0G0A27age 76%

Bryan CristanteRoma · Midfield - Defensive Midfield7.22Rating0G0A31age 74%

Michael FolorunshoMonza · Midfield - Central Midfield6.77Rating0G0A28age 72%

Kike PérezVenezia · Midfield - Central Midfield6.82Rating0G0A29age 70%

Gianluca BusioVenezia · Midfield - Defensive Midfield7.18Rating0G2A24age 70%

Rolando MandragoraTorino · Midfield - Defensive Midfield7.19Rating1G1A29age

Profile match = 100 − mean gap of per-90 percentiles across 27 metrics of this position; players of the same league, position group and season with at least 270 minutes.

Reality checkactual vs expected, by season

Goals vs xG

-2.0

-1.4

12.4

25/26

-0.6

00.6

26/27

Goals xG · total 1 / 3.0

Assists vs xA

-0.9

-1.8

23.8

25/26

+0.9

10.1

26/27

Assists xA · total 3 / 3.9

Bars above xG mean the player scores more than the quality of his chances suggests; a long run below xG is usually a finishing problem, a short one — variance.

Availability

StatusInjuredsince 07.09.2026

Missed matches3last 12 months

National teamItaly36 caps · 3 goals

Contract until30/06/2030

Market value€25.00mHighest: €35.00m (29/12/2020)

Season statsSeason 26/27

Competition	Team	Season	Apps	Min	Rating	G	A	G+A	YC	RC
Serie A	Juventus	26/27	3	270	7.57	—	1	1	1	—

Transfers9

Date	Season	From	To	Fee	Market value
01/07/2023	23/24	Sassuolo	Juventus	€36.40m	€30.00m
30/06/2023	22/23	Juventus	Sassuolo	End of loan	€30.00m
18/08/2021	21/22	Sassuolo	Juventus	loan transfer	€35.00m
01/07/2019	19/20	AC Milan	Sassuolo	€14.00m	€12.00m
30/06/2019	18/19	Sassuolo	AC Milan	End of loan	€12.00m
13/08/2018	18/19	AC Milan	Sassuolo	loan transfer	€8.00m
01/02/2016	15/16	Milan U19	AC Milan	-	€150k
01/07/2014	14/15	AC Milan Youth	Milan U19	-	-
01/07/2010	10/11	Atalanta Youth	AC Milan Youth	?	-

Market value

€25.00m Current€35.00m Highest · 29/12/202029/05/2026 Last change

16.09.201429.05.2026

#29 Defensive Midfield#19 Italy#9 Juventus#55 Serie A#398 Worldwide#26 Year 1998

Value history

Date	Age	Club	Value
16/09/2014	16	Milan Primavera	€75k
02/03/2015	17	Milan Primavera	€150k
17/06/2015	17	Milan Primavera	€150k
15/07/2016	18	AC Milan	€300k
14/10/2016	18	AC Milan	€1.50m
02/01/2017	18	AC Milan	€5.00m
08/06/2017	19	AC Milan	€6.00m
29/12/2017	19	AC Milan	€7.00m
07/06/2018	20	AC Milan	€8.00m
20/12/2018	20	US Sassuolo	€8.00m
26/02/2019	21	US Sassuolo	€12.00m
06/06/2019	21	US Sassuolo	€12.00m
12/12/2019	21	US Sassuolo	€13.00m
03/03/2020	22	US Sassuolo	€17.00m
08/04/2020	22	US Sassuolo	€15.50m
25/08/2020	22	US Sassuolo	€25.00m
29/10/2020	22	US Sassuolo	€30.00m
29/12/2020	22	US Sassuolo	€35.00m
25/05/2021	23	US Sassuolo	€35.00m
28/12/2021	23	Juventus FC	€35.00m
07/06/2022	24	Juventus FC	€35.00m
11/11/2022	24	Juventus FC	€30.00m
15/06/2023	25	Juventus FC	€30.00m
20/12/2023	25	Juventus FC	€33.00m
05/06/2024	26	Juventus FC	€28.00m
18/12/2024	26	Juventus FC	€28.00m
17/06/2025	27	Juventus FC	€30.00m
23/12/2025	27	Juventus FC	€25.00m
29/05/2026	28	Juventus FC	€25.00m

xG Statisticsall seasons

Season	League	Club	Apps	Min	G	xG	npxG	A	xA	Sh	KP	xGChain
2026	Serie A	Juventus	3	270	0	0.57	0.57	1	0.11	2	6	1.04
2025	Serie A	Juventus	36	3031	1	2.42	1.65	2	3.83	46	47	21.8

What xG, npxG, xA and xGChain mean

xG Expected goals: How many goals an average finisher would score from the same shots. A 0.30 xG shot goes in about 3 times in 10. Goals above xG mean efficient finishing; below — a cold streak or poor finishing.
npxG Non-penalty xG: The same xG without penalties. A penalty alone is worth about 0.76 xG, so npxG is a cleaner view of open-play and set-piece chances.
xA Expected assists: The xG of the shots that followed the player's passes. High xA with few assists means teammates missed good chances.
xGChain xG chain: Team xG from every possession the player touched. It shows involvement in build-up, not only the shot or the final pass, so a deep midfielder can rank high without scoring.
KP Key passes: Passes that led directly to a shot — the volume behind xA.