Daniel BolocaCM#11

Sassuolo·Serie A·Midfield - Defensive Midfield

27 years(22/12/1998)1,85mrightItaly, RomaniaContract until 30/06/2028

€4.00mMarket value#18 in Sassuolo · #326 in Serie A

Last 5rating per match

COMA24.096.40

CREA29.086.30

NAPH23.086.60

USCH15.087.30

USCH09.057.20

Club matchesSassuolo

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Recent results

18 Sept · 19:45Serie AA

Monza—Prediction 13 Sept · 19:45Serie AH

Juventus—Prediction 06 Sept · 17:00Serie AA

Bologna2:1Prediction 02 Sept · 14:00Coppa ItaliaH

FrosinoneD1:1Prediction 29 Aug · 17:30Serie AH

TorinoW2:1Prediction

Key statsCoppa Italia · Serie A

Goals0

xG0.100.07 / 90

Assists0

xA0.040.03 / 90

Shots41.23 / 90

Shots on target125%

Key passes30.92 / 90

Pass accuracy89.1%

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. What xG, npxG, xA and xGChain mean

Player profileattributes and traits

Strengths

No outstanding strengths

Weaknesses

No outstanding weaknesses

Player positions: MC · DM

Positions on the pitch

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

AttackingPer 90 · Percentile

Goals0.0435%

xG0.022%

Shots0.589%

Shots on target0.1823%

Conversion %7.747%

Big chances missed0.0460%

Dribbles1.2581%

Fouls won0.314%

PlaymakingPer 90 · Percentile

Assists0.0012%

xA0.027%

Key passes0.6214%

Big chances created0.0012%

Accurate passes42.4477%

Pass accuracy %90.493%

Final third passes9.8856%

Long balls2.4579%

Crosses0.0911%

DefendingPer 90 · Percentile

Tackles2.1482%

Interceptions0.6246%

Clearances1.4279%

Blocks0.5898%

Aerial duels won1.0761%

Duels won4.7654%

Recoveries6.90100%

Dribbled past0.8539%

Fouls1.1168%

Errors leading to goal0.044%

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 57 midfielders · Serie A · season 23/24 · min 270′ · player 2023′

Similar playersSerie A · midfielders · season 23/24

79%

Luca LipaniSassuolo · Midfield - Defensive Midfield6.75Rating0G0A21age 79%

Manuel LocatelliJuventus · Midfield - Defensive Midfield7.14Rating1G4A28age 79%

Ibrahim SulemanaSassuolo · Midfield - Defensive Midfield6.70Rating2G0A23age 78%

Danilo CataldiLazio · Midfield - Defensive Midfield6.78Rating1G0A32age 78%

Nicolò RovellaLazio · Midfield - Defensive Midfield6.88Rating0G2A24age 77%

Lassana CoulibalyLecce · Midfield - Central Midfield6.64Rating0G1A30age

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.

Availability

StatusAvailable

National teamRomania1 caps · 0 goals

Contract until30/06/2028

Market value€4.00mHighest: €10.00m (20/12/2023)

Season statsSeason 25/26

Competition	Team	Season	Apps	Min	Rating	G	A	G+A	YC	RC
Coppa Italia	Sassuolo	25/26	2	158	6.85	—	—	0	—	—
Serie A	Sassuolo	25/26	2	135	6.45	—	—	0	—	—

Transfers15

Date	Season	From	To	Fee	Market value
13/07/2023	23/24	Frosinone	Sassuolo	€6.50m	€3.50m
09/11/2020	20/21	Without Club	Frosinone	-	€75k
01/07/2020	20/21	Fossano	Without Club	-	€75k
01/07/2019	19/20	Francavilla	Fossano	free transfer	-
15/01/2019	18/19	Pro Sesto	Francavilla	free transfer	-
01/08/2018	18/19	Romanese Gio.	Pro Sesto	free transfer	-
01/07/2017	17/18	Tatran P. U19	Romanese Gio.	free transfer	-
01/03/2017	16/17	Without Club	Tatran P. U19	-	-
14/10/2016	16/17	Liberec B	Without Club	-	-
22/09/2016	16/17	Without Club	Liberec B	-	-
19/07/2016	16/17	Juventus U17	Without Club	-	-
30/06/2016	15/16	Chieri G.	Juventus U17	End of loan	-
01/01/2016	15/16	Juventus U17	Chieri G.	loan transfer	-
01/07/2015	15/16	Juventus Youth	Juventus U17	-	-
01/07/2008	08/09	Torino FC Youth	Juventus Youth	?	-

Market value

€4.00m Current€10.00m Highest · 20/12/202329/05/2026 Last change

13.12.201929.05.2026

#239 Defensive Midfield#124 Italy#18 Sassuolo#326 Serie A#2.716 Worldwide#199 Year 1998

Value history

Date	Age	Club	Value
13/12/2019	20	Fossano Calcio	€25k
21/06/2020	21	Fossano Calcio	€75k
22/02/2021	22	Frosinone Calcio	€200k
24/06/2021	22	Frosinone Calcio	€200k
29/12/2021	23	Frosinone Calcio	€600k
06/06/2022	23	Frosinone Calcio	€1.10m
22/12/2022	24	Frosinone Calcio	€1.40m
12/06/2023	24	Frosinone Calcio	€3.50m
11/10/2023	24	US Sassuolo	€8.00m
20/12/2023	24	US Sassuolo	€10.00m
05/06/2024	25	US Sassuolo	€7.00m
15/10/2024	25	US Sassuolo	€6.00m
23/12/2024	26	US Sassuolo	€6.00m
17/03/2025	26	US Sassuolo	€7.00m
02/06/2025	26	US Sassuolo	€7.50m
07/10/2025	26	US Sassuolo	€6.50m
23/12/2025	27	US Sassuolo	€5.00m
29/05/2026	27	US Sassuolo	€4.00m

xG Statisticsall seasons

Season	League	Club	Apps	Min	G	xG	npxG	A	xA	Sh	KP	xGChain
2025	Serie A	Sassuolo	2	137	0	0.1	0.1	0	0.04	2	1	0.16

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.