Matteo PalmaCB#16

Udinese·Serie A·Defender - Centre-Back

18 years(13/03/2008)1,95mrightGermany, ItalyContract until 30/06/2031

6.90Rating19 matches in 12 months

€6.50mMarket value#9 in Udinese · #264 in Serie A

Last 5rating per match

Serie A01.116.7

Serie A09.116.5

Coppa Italia02.126.7

Serie A27.126.5

Serie A10.016.8

Form, 12 monthsaverage rating per month

6.60Nov

6.60Dec

7.10Jan

6.20Feb

7.10Mar

7.00Apr

6.70May

Jun

Jul

7.10Aug

Sep

Oct

Club matchesUdinese

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Recent results

26 Sept · 16:30Friendlies ClubsA

Pogon SzczecinD1:1Match stats 19 Sept · 14:00Serie AH

Cagliari—Prediction 14 Sept · 19:45Serie AA

Inter—Prediction 07 Sept · 19:45Serie AH

Lazio—Prediction 02 Sept · 17:00Coppa ItaliaH

Venezia—Prediction

Key statsSerie A · Coppa Italia

Goals0

xG0.00

Assists0

xA0.00

Shots0

Key passes0

Dribbles0

Pass accuracy89.4%

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. What xG, npxG, xA and xGChain mean

Player profileattributes and traits

Player Position average

Attacking36

Technique48

Tactical57

Defending69

Creativity39

Strengths

Long balls
Ground duels

Weaknesses

Set pieces

Player positions: DC · DR

Positions on the pitch

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

AttackingPer 90 · Percentile

Goals0.0023%

Big chances missed0.0078%

Dribbles0.004%

PlaymakingPer 90 · Percentile

Assists0.0028%

xA0.0557%

Key passes0.001%

Big chances created0.0019%

Accurate passes29.0318%

Pass accuracy %75.55%

Final third passes3.6322%

Long balls1.4529%

Crosses0.0012%

DefendingPer 90 · Percentile

Tackles1.4538%

Interceptions1.4591%

Clearances6.5393%

Blocks0.7374%

Aerial duels won5.81100%

Duels won7.2698%

Recoveries4.3577%

Dribbled past0.7318%

Fouls2.180%

Errors leading to goal0.0070%

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 94 defenders · Serie A · season 25/26 · min 270′ · player 124′

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Abdoulaye NdiayeParma · Defender - Centre-Back6.53Rating0G0A24age 77%

Isak HienAtalanta · Defender - Centre-Back6.86Rating1G0A27age 77%

Daniele GhilardiRoma · Defender - Centre-Back6.79Rating0G0A23age 75%

Mariano TroiloParma · Defender - Centre-Back6.94Rating1G0A23age

Profile match = 100 − mean gap of per-90 percentiles across 22 metrics of this position; players of the same league, position group and season with at least 270 minutes.

Availability

StatusInjuredsince 23.08.2026

Missed matches6last 12 months

National teamGermany U180 caps · 0 goals

Contract until30/06/2031

Market value€6.50mHighest: €6.50m (04/06/2026)

Season statsSeason 26/27

Competition	Team	Season	Apps	Min	Rating	G	A	G+A	YC	RC
Serie A	Udinese	26/27	1	45	7.10	—	—	0	—	—
Coppa Italia	Udinese	26/27	1	90	7.70	—	—	0	—	—

Transfers5

Date	Season	From	To	Fee	Market value
30/06/2026	25/26	Sampdoria	Udinese	End of loan	€6.50m
14/01/2026	25/26	Udinese	Sampdoria	loan transfer	€5.00m
01/07/2024	24/25	Udinese U20	Udinese	-	€1.00m
01/07/2023	23/24	Udinese Youth	Udinese U19	-	-
01/07/2022	22/23	Hertha BSC Yth.	Udinese Youth	free transfer	-

Market value

€6.50m Current€6.50m Highest · 04/06/202604/06/2026 Last change

23.06.202404.06.2026

#342 Centre-Back#94 Germany#264 Serie A#9 Udinese#1.938 Worldwide#29 Year 2008

Value history

Date	Age	Club	Value
23/06/2024	16	Udinese Primavera	€1.00m
18/12/2024	16	Udinese Calcio	€1.00m
17/06/2025	17	Udinese Calcio	€1.00m
07/10/2025	17	Udinese Calcio	€2.50m
23/12/2025	17	Udinese Calcio	€5.00m
04/06/2026	18	UC Sampdoria	€6.50m

xG Statisticsall seasons

Season	League	Club	Apps	Min	G	xG	npxG	A	xA	Sh	KP	xGChain
2026	Serie A	Udinese	1	49	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2025	Serie A	Udinese	5	109	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.2

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.