Donyell MalenRoma logo

Donyell MalenST#14

Roma·Serie A logoSerie A·Attack - Centre-Forward

27 years(19/01/1999)1,78mrightNetherlands, SurinameContract until 30/06/2030

6.96Rating54 matches in 12 months
€45.00mMarket value#2 in Roma · #13 in Serie A

Last 5rating per match

Premier Leag01.116.5
UEFA Europa 06.117.5
Premier Leag09.117
World Cup Qu14.116.4
World Cup Qu17.118

Form, 12 monthsaverage rating per month

7.20Nov
6.40Dec
6.40Jan
7.70Feb
6.60Mar
7.90Apr
7.10May
6.40Jun
Jul
7.40Aug
7.20Sep
Oct

Club matchesRoma

Key statsSerie A · UEFA Champions League

Goals61.25 / 901 of 29Rank
xG3.971.75 / 901 of 29Rank
Assists10.21 / 9013 of 29Rank
xA0.220.10 / 9016 of 29Rank
Shots245.00 / 902 of 29Rank
Shots on target1042%1 of 29Rank
Key passes81.67 / 9010 of 29Rank
Pass accuracy87.6%

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 forwards — Serie A, season 26/27. What xG, npxG, xA and xGChain mean

Player profileattributes and traits

ATTACKING77TECHNIQUE59TACTICAL45DEFENDING23CREATIVITY52

Player Position average

Attacking77
Technique59
Tactical45
Defending23
Creativity52

Strengths

No outstanding strengths

Weaknesses

  • Penalty taking

Player positions: ST · RW

Positions on the pitch

STRWAttack →

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

AttackingPer 90 · Percentile

Goals1.57100%
xG1.20100%
Shots5.2296%
Shots on target2.61100%
Conversion %3089%
Big chances missed1.570%
Dribbles2.6193%
Fouls won1.3043%
Offsides1.574%

PlaymakingPer 90 · Percentile

Assists0.0029%
xA0.0746%
Key passes1.8375%
Big chances created0.0018%
Accurate passes15.6550%
Pass accuracy %84.568%
Final third passes8.8761%
Long balls0.5246%
Crosses0.0017%

DefendingPer 90 · Percentile

Tackles0.2618%
Interceptions0.5286%
Aerial duels won0.269%
Duels won4.4343%
Recoveries3.3975%
Dribbled past0.2675%
Fouls0.7864%
Errors leading to goal0.0050%

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 28 forwards · Serie A · season 26/27 · min 270′ · player 345′

Similar playersSerie A · forwards · season 26/27

Profile match = 100 − mean gap of per-90 percentiles across 26 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

-0.2

Goals xG · total 19 / 19.2

Assists vs xA

+0.2

Assists xA · total 2 / 1.8

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 21.09.2026
Missed matches3last 12 months
National teamNetherlands logoNetherlands56 caps · 13 goals
Contract until30/06/2030
Market value€45.00mHighest: €45.00m (29/05/2026)

Season statsSeason 26/27

CompetitionTeamSeasonAppsMinRatingGAG+AYCRC
Serie A logoSerie AAS Roma logoAS Roma26/2753457.886—61—
UEFA Champions League logoUEFA Champions LeagueAS Roma logoAS Roma26/271876.90—11——
Transfers11
DateSeasonFromToFeeMarket value
01/07/202626/27Aston Villa logoAston VillaRoma logoRoma€25.00m€45.00m
30/06/202625/26Roma logoRomaAston Villa logoAston VillaEnd of loan€45.00m
16/01/202625/26Aston Villa logoAston VillaRoma logoRomaLoan fee:€2.00m€25.00m
14/01/202524/25Dortmund logoDortmundAston Villa logoAston Villa€25.00m€28.00m
27/07/202121/22PSV logoPSVDortmund logoDortmund€30.00m€30.00m
01/07/201818/19PSV U21 logoPSV U21PSV logoPSV-€750k
31/08/201717/18Arsenal U23 logoArsenal U23PSV U21 logoPSV U21€600k€200k
01/07/201717/18Arsenal U18 logoArsenal U18Arsenal U23 logoArsenal U23--
29/07/201515/16Ajax U17 logoAjax U17Arsenal U18 logoArsenal U18?-
01/07/201414/15Ajax Youth logoAjax YouthAjax U17 logoAjax U17--
01/07/200808/09Hollandia Yth. logoHollandia Yth.Ajax Youth logoAjax Youthfree transfer-

Market value

€45.00m Current€45.00m Highest · 29/05/202629/05/2026 Last change
€45.00m
31.08.201729.05.2026
#24 Centre-Forward#7 Netherlands#2 Roma#13 Serie A#138 Worldwide#13 Year 1999
Value history
DateAgeClubValue
31/08/201718PSV Eindhoven U21 logoPSV Eindhoven U21€200k
17/01/201818PSV Eindhoven U21 logoPSV Eindhoven U21€500k
12/06/201819PSV Eindhoven U21 logoPSV Eindhoven U21€750k
04/10/201819PSV Eindhoven logoPSV Eindhoven€2.50m
28/12/201819PSV Eindhoven logoPSV Eindhoven€5.00m
12/06/201920PSV Eindhoven logoPSV Eindhoven€7.00m
19/09/201920PSV Eindhoven logoPSV Eindhoven€18.00m
18/12/201920PSV Eindhoven logoPSV Eindhoven€28.00m
08/04/202021PSV Eindhoven logoPSV Eindhoven€25.00m
14/10/202021PSV Eindhoven logoPSV Eindhoven€25.00m
09/03/202122PSV Eindhoven logoPSV Eindhoven€30.00m
27/05/202122PSV Eindhoven logoPSV Eindhoven€30.00m
22/12/202122Borussia Dortmund logoBorussia Dortmund€30.00m
24/03/202223Borussia Dortmund logoBorussia Dortmund€27.00m
09/06/202223Borussia Dortmund logoBorussia Dortmund€27.00m
09/11/202223Borussia Dortmund logoBorussia Dortmund€20.00m
29/03/202324Borussia Dortmund logoBorussia Dortmund€16.00m
22/06/202324Borussia Dortmund logoBorussia Dortmund€28.00m
18/10/202324Borussia Dortmund logoBorussia Dortmund€35.00m
14/12/202324Borussia Dortmund logoBorussia Dortmund€35.00m
27/03/202425Borussia Dortmund logoBorussia Dortmund€40.00m
29/05/202425Borussia Dortmund logoBorussia Dortmund€40.00m
20/12/202425Borussia Dortmund logoBorussia Dortmund€28.00m
18/03/202526Aston Villa logoAston Villa€25.00m
30/05/202526Aston Villa logoAston Villa€25.00m
09/12/202526Aston Villa logoAston Villa€25.00m
24/03/202627AS Roma logoAS Roma€35.00m
29/05/202627AS Roma logoAS Roma€45.00m
xG Statisticsall seasons
SeasonLeagueClubAppsMinGxGnpxGAxAShKPxGChain
2026Serie ARoma logoRoma320453.973.9700.221335.3
2025Serie ARoma logoRoma1814991415.212.1621.5570814.91

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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