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Daniel MaldiniAM#70

Cagliari·Serie A logoSerie A·Midfield - Attacking Midfield

24 years(11/10/2001)1,88mrightItaly, VenezuelaContract until 30/06/2027

6.78Rating29 matches in 12 months
€9.00mMarket value#3 in Cagliari · #203 in Serie A

Last 5rating per match

Serie A22.116.7
Coppa Italia03.126.7
Serie A21.127.3
Serie A03.016.7
Serie A30.016.3

Form, 12 monthsaverage rating per month

6.70Nov
7.00Dec
6.50Jan
6.60Feb
6.90Mar
6.60Apr
6.70May
Jun
Jul
6.70Aug
7.10Sep
6.60Oct

Club matchesCagliari

Key statsUEFA Nations League · Serie A · Coppa Italia

Goals30.48 / 901 of 45Rank
xG0.860.33 / 901 of 44Rank
Assists019 of 45Rank
xA0.540.20 / 9026 of 45Rank
Shots121.94 / 903 of 44Rank
Shots on target433%3 of 44Rank
Key passes81.29 / 9017 of 45Rank
Pass accuracy81.7%

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

ATTACKING68TECHNIQUE48TACTICAL50DEFENDING27CREATIVITY55

Player Position average

Attacking68
Technique48
Tactical50
Defending27
Creativity55

Strengths

  • Tackling

Weaknesses

  • Penalty taking

Player positions: AM · ST

Positions on the pitch

AMSTAttack →

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

AttackingPer 90 · Percentile

Goals0.73100%
xG0.60100%
Shots2.4493%
Shots on target0.9895%
Conversion %3088%
Big chances missed0.0062%
Dribbles1.2289%
Fouls won1.9580%

PlaymakingPer 90 · Percentile

Assists0.0030%
xA0.0848%
Key passes1.2257%
Big chances created0.2464%
Accurate passes24.8814%
Pass accuracy %81.014%
Final third passes6.8323%
Long balls0.000%
Crosses0.4959%

DefendingPer 90 · Percentile

Tackles0.9818%
Interceptions1.2277%
Clearances0.4914%
Blocks0.2420%
Aerial duels won0.2421%
Duels won4.3961%
Recoveries4.6366%
Dribbled past0.7355%
Fouls1.2236%
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 44 midfielders · Serie A · season 26/27 · min 270′ · player 369′

Similar playersSerie A · midfielders · season 26/27

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

-0.7

Goals xG · total 3 / 3.7

Assists vs xA

-0.7

Assists xA · total 1 / 1.7

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 10.04.2026
Missed matches1last 12 months
National teamItaly logoItaly6 caps · 0 goals
Contract until30/06/2027
Market value€9.00mHighest: €10.00m (25/03/2025)

Season statsSeason 26/27

CompetitionTeamSeasonAppsMinRatingGAG+AYCRC
UEFA Nations League logoUEFA Nations LeagueItaly logoItaly26/2731256.63——01—
Serie A logoSerie ACagliari logoCagliari26/2753697.103—3——
Coppa Italia logoCoppa ItaliaCagliari logoCagliari26/272636.75——01—
Transfers14
DateSeasonFromToFeeMarket value
30/06/202726/27Cagliari logoCagliariAtalanta logoAtalantaEnd of loan€9.00m
09/08/202626/27Atalanta logoAtalantaCagliari logoCagliariLoan fee:€1.00m€9.00m
30/06/202625/26Lazio logoLazioAtalanta logoAtalantaEnd of loan€9.00m
27/01/202625/26Atalanta logoAtalantaLazio logoLazioLoan fee:€1.00m€8.00m
01/02/202524/25Monza logoMonzaAtalanta logoAtalanta€13.00m€6.00m
31/07/202424/25AC Milan logoAC MilanMonza logoMonza€6.50m€4.50m
30/06/202423/24Monza logoMonzaAC Milan logoAC MilanEnd of loan€4.50m
10/01/202423/24AC Milan logoAC MilanMonza logoMonzaloan transfer€3.00m
09/01/202423/24FC Empoli logoFC EmpoliAC Milan logoAC MilanEnd of loan€3.00m
10/07/202323/24AC Milan logoAC MilanFC Empoli logoFC Empoliloan transfer€3.00m
30/06/202322/23Spezia Calcio logoSpezia CalcioAC Milan logoAC MilanEnd of loan€3.00m
29/07/202222/23AC Milan logoAC MilanSpezia Calcio logoSpezia Calcioloan transfer€2.00m
01/09/202020/21Milan U19 logoMilan U19AC Milan logoAC Milan-€300k
01/07/201818/19Milan U17 logoMilan U17Milan U19 logoMilan U19--

Market value

€9.00m Current€10.00m Highest · 25/03/202529/05/2026 Last change
€10.00m
25.06.202029.05.2026
#125 Attacking Midfield#3 Cagliari#64 Italy#203 Serie A#1.395 Worldwide#146 Year 2001
Value history
DateAgeClubValue
25/06/202018Milan Primavera logoMilan Primavera€300k
29/10/202019AC Milan logoAC Milan€800k
29/12/202019AC Milan logoAC Milan€800k
03/06/202119AC Milan logoAC Milan€800k
14/10/202120AC Milan logoAC Milan€2.00m
28/12/202120AC Milan logoAC Milan€2.00m
07/06/202220AC Milan logoAC Milan€2.00m
11/11/202221Spezia Calcio logoSpezia Calcio€2.00m
15/06/202321Spezia Calcio logoSpezia Calcio€3.00m
20/12/202322FC Empoli logoFC Empoli€3.00m
05/06/202422AC Monza logoAC Monza€4.50m
18/10/202423AC Monza logoAC Monza€6.00m
18/12/202423AC Monza logoAC Monza€6.00m
25/03/202523Atalanta BC logoAtalanta BC€10.00m
17/06/202523Atalanta BC logoAtalanta BC€10.00m
23/12/202524Atalanta BC logoAtalanta BC€8.00m
24/03/202624SS Lazio logoSS Lazio€10.00m
29/05/202624SS Lazio logoSS Lazio€9.00m
xG Statisticsall seasons
SeasonLeagueClubAppsMinGxGnpxGAxAShKPxGChain
2026Serie ACagliari logoCagliari323810.860.8600.54741.03
2025Serie AAtalanta,Lazio logoAtalanta,Lazio2194422.812.8111.1923114.71

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.

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