Gianluca GaetanoAtalanta logo

Gianluca GaetanoAM#70

Atalanta·Serie A logoSerie A·Midfield - Defensive Midfield

26 years(05/05/2000)1,83mrightItalyContract until 30/06/2031

6.92Rating33 matches in 12 months
€6.50mMarket value#19 in Atalanta · #264 in Serie A

Last 5rating per match

Serie A03.116.5
Serie A08.116.9
Serie A22.116.6
Serie A29.116.7
Coppa Italia03.126.7

Form, 12 monthsaverage rating per month

6.70Nov
7.00Dec
6.80Jan
7.20Feb
7.00Mar
7.10Apr
6.90May
Jun
Jul
7.00Aug
6.60Sep
Oct

Club matchesAtalanta

Key statsSerie A

Goals011 of 45Rank
xG0.010.00 / 9044 of 44Rank
Assists10.31 / 905 of 45Rank
xA0.140.05 / 9042 of 45Rank
Shots10.31 / 9035 of 44Rank
Shots on target1100%17 of 44Rank
Key passes20.63 / 9035 of 45Rank
Pass accuracy90.2%

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

ATTACKING59TECHNIQUE56TACTICAL51DEFENDING45CREATIVITY64

Player Position average

Attacking59
Technique56
Tactical51
Defending45
Creativity64

Strengths

No outstanding strengths

Weaknesses

No outstanding weaknesses

Player positions: AM · MC · DM

Positions on the pitch

AMCMDMAttack →

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

AttackingPer 90 · Percentile

Goals0.0039%
xG0.002%
Shots0.3114%
Shots on target0.3163%
Conversion %038%
Big chances missed0.0062%
Dribbles0.6268%
Fouls won0.6223%

PlaymakingPer 90 · Percentile

Assists0.3186%
xA0.0211%
Key passes0.6227%
Big chances created0.0023%
Accurate passes46.2559%
Pass accuracy %90.273%
Final third passes6.2516%
Long balls1.2543%

DefendingPer 90 · Percentile

Tackles2.1970%
Interceptions1.8886%
Clearances1.5658%
Aerial duels won0.6253%
Duels won4.0655%
Recoveries3.4427%
Dribbled past1.2518%
Fouls1.5616%
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 288′

Similar playersSerie A · midfielders · season 26/27

Profile match = 100 − mean gap of per-90 percentiles across 25 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

-0.0

Goals xG · total 2 / 2.0

Assists vs xA

+2.6

Assists xA · total 5 / 2.4

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 15.02.2026
Missed matches3last 12 months
National teamItaly U213 caps · 1 goals
Contract until30/06/2031
Market value€6.50mHighest: €6.50m (29/05/2026)

Season statsSeason 26/27

CompetitionTeamSeasonAppsMinRatingGAG+AYCRC
Serie A logoSerie AAtalanta logoAtalanta26/2742886.78—11—1
Transfers13
DateSeasonFromToFeeMarket value
09/07/202626/27Cagliari logoCagliariAtalanta logoAtalanta€12.00m€6.50m
01/07/202525/26Napoli logoNapoliCagliari logoCagliari€6.20m€4.00m
30/06/202524/25Cagliari logoCagliariNapoli logoNapoliEnd of loan€4.00m
30/08/202424/25Napoli logoNapoliCagliari logoCagliariloan transfer€6.00m
30/06/202423/24Cagliari logoCagliariNapoli logoNapoliEnd of loan€6.00m
01/02/202423/24Napoli logoNapoliCagliari logoCagliariloan transfer€4.50m
30/06/202221/22Cremonese logoCremoneseNapoli logoNapoliEnd of loan€4.50m
31/08/202121/22Napoli logoNapoliCremonese logoCremoneseLoan fee:€200k€1.80m
30/06/202120/21Cremonese logoCremoneseNapoli logoNapoliEnd of loan€1.80m
21/01/202019/20Napoli logoNapoliCremonese logoCremoneseloan transfer€800k
01/07/201919/20Napoli U19 logoNapoli U19Napoli logoNapoli-€800k
29/12/201616/17Napoli U17 logoNapoli U17Napoli U19 logoNapoli U19--
01/07/201515/16SSC Napoli YoutNapoli U17 logoNapoli U17--

Market value

€6.50m Current€6.50m Highest · 29/05/202629/05/2026 Last change
€6.50m
17.06.201929.05.2026
#19 Atalanta#163 Defensive Midfield#90 Italy#264 Serie A#1.938 Worldwide#216 Year 2000
Value history
DateAgeClubValue
17/06/201919Napoli Primavera logoNapoli Primavera€800k
12/12/201919SSC Napoli logoSSC Napoli€800k
08/04/202019US Cremonese logoUS Cremonese€725k
21/08/202020US Cremonese logoUS Cremonese€900k
22/02/202120US Cremonese logoUS Cremonese€1.10m
24/06/202121US Cremonese logoUS Cremonese€1.80m
29/12/202121US Cremonese logoUS Cremonese€2.00m
06/06/202222US Cremonese logoUS Cremonese€4.50m
11/11/202222SSC Napoli logoSSC Napoli€4.50m
15/06/202323SSC Napoli logoSSC Napoli€4.50m
20/12/202323SSC Napoli logoSSC Napoli€4.50m
12/03/202423Cagliari Calcio logoCagliari Calcio€5.00m
05/06/202424Cagliari Calcio logoCagliari Calcio€6.00m
18/12/202424Cagliari Calcio logoCagliari Calcio€5.00m
25/03/202524Cagliari Calcio logoCagliari Calcio€4.00m
17/06/202525Cagliari Calcio logoCagliari Calcio€4.00m
23/12/202525Cagliari Calcio logoCagliari Calcio€4.00m
24/03/202625Cagliari Calcio logoCagliari Calcio€5.00m
29/05/202626Cagliari Calcio logoCagliari Calcio€6.50m
xG Statisticsall seasons
SeasonLeagueClubAppsMinGxGnpxGAxAShKPxGChain
2026Serie AAtalanta logoAtalanta327000.010.0110.14120.23
2025Serie ACagliari logoCagliari33192022242.2134277.69

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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