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M'bala Nzola

M'bala Nzola

Forward · Cagliari · 30 · Angola

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Season score
51.3
Serie A 26/27, 2 matches
Last 5 weeks
50.5
average of weeks with 60+ minutes
Market value
€2.5M
−€1.5M (−38%) since 29 May 2026
Transfermarkt, 22 Sep 2026

Photo: Livioandronico2013, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Born
18 Aug 1996
Height
185 cm
Foot
L
Contract until
30 Jun 2027
Wikipedia views
1,132 4 weeks

Wikipedia Wikidata Transfermarkt

Every week

1–7 Jul 2025 to 20–26 Oct 2026

14 of 69 weeks with 60+ minutes, averaging 50.1 (minutes-weighted); 1 of them 70 or better.

no matchunder 60′under 4545–5555–7070+

Every week as a table
WeekMatchesMinutesScoreExpectedUnderlying
13–19 Oct 202615351.948.956.0
6–12 Oct 202612150.048.849.9
19–25 May 202612440.548.939.5
12–18 May 202616339.349.545.6
5–11 May 202611437.649.736.3
28 Apr – 4 May 202618447.249.849.9
21–27 Apr 202611638.350.037.2
14–20 Apr 202617665.848.862.3
31 Mar – 6 Apr 20261854.448.758.6
17–23 Mar 202611044.048.743.4
10–16 Mar 202613138.148.936.9
3–9 Mar 202616845.549.147.6
24 Feb – 2 Mar 202611727.349.425.1
17–23 Feb 202611843.849.543.1
10–16 Feb 202611838.849.638.6
3–9 Feb 202611946.849.746.4
6–12 Jan 202619052.349.561.8
30 Dec 2025 – 5 Jan 202611838.749.637.6
2–8 Dec 202519039.050.450.4
25 Nov – 1 Dec 202518951.950.355.8
18–24 Nov 202515768.449.466.8
4–10 Nov 202518939.050.240.1
28 Oct – 3 Nov 2025211446.950.447.3
21–27 Oct 202519065.649.462.2
14–20 Oct 202519045.549.647.3
30 Sep – 6 Oct 202517742.350.141.5
23–29 Sep 202516847.850.352.4
16–22 Sep 202517573.748.774.3
9–15 Sep 202514541.448.941.5
26 Aug – 1 Sep 202512554.848.755.2
19–25 Aug 202513657.848.458.5

Against expectation

How it's expected

Each week's score beside what the player's earlier matches led to expect. Over the last 10 weeks with 60+ minutes: level with expectation (−0.4 a week).

30.040.050.060.070.080.016 Sep30 Sep21 Oct4 Nov2 Dec3 Mar28 AprExpected 49.5Score 39.3
391

On the breakout watchlist

A 17% chance of breaking out within a year, on how players like them went before. Underlying 51.0 over 1,177 minutes in the last year, up 0.5 over the last 10 weeks. Wikipedia views 2.1× below similar performers. Valued €2.5M against €5.3M expected. See the list

Market value

Where these come from
Transfermarkt €2.5M −€1.5M (−38%) since 29 May 2026 22 Sep 2026 · its own valuation, revised a few times a year
Current estimate €2.4M no change recorded 22 Oct 2026 · BSD, seen when squads refresh
0€2.5M€5.0M€7.5M€10M2017201820192020202120222023202420252026€2.5M€2.4M
Every value as a table
DateSourceValue
22 Oct 2026Current estimate (BSD)€2.4M
22 Sep 2026Transfermarkt€2.5M
29 May 2026Transfermarkt€4.0M
24 Mar 2026Transfermarkt€4.5M
23 Dec 2025Transfermarkt€6.0M
3 Jun 2025Transfermarkt€6.0M
10 Dec 2024Transfermarkt€8.0M
5 Jun 2024Transfermarkt€7.0M
12 Mar 2024Transfermarkt€8.0M
20 Dec 2023Transfermarkt€10.0M
11 Oct 2023Transfermarkt€10.0M
15 Jun 2023Transfermarkt€8.0M
21 Mar 2023Transfermarkt€6.5M
11 Nov 2022Transfermarkt€3.5M
7 Jun 2022Transfermarkt€2.0M
28 Dec 2021Transfermarkt€3.0M
14 Oct 2021Transfermarkt€3.0M
3 Jun 2021Transfermarkt€4.0M
29 Dec 2020Transfermarkt€4.0M
21 Aug 2020Transfermarkt€900k
8 Apr 2020Transfermarkt€325k
30 Dec 2019Transfermarkt€375k
21 Jun 2019Transfermarkt€375k
15 Dec 2018Transfermarkt€350k
18 Jun 2018Transfermarkt€400k
21 Dec 2017Transfermarkt€450k
23 Jun 2017Transfermarkt€350k
16 Dec 2016Transfermarkt€200k
1 Jul 2016Transfermarkt€100k

Two different estimates, so each is its own line and each change is measured within its own line.

Moves

All transfers
DateMoveFee
1 Sep 2026Fiorentina Cagliari CalcioFree
30 Jun 2026Sassuolo FiorentinaBack from loan
31 Jan 2026Fiorentina SassuoloLoan
30 Jan 2026AC Pisa FiorentinaBack from loan
7 Aug 2025Fiorentina AC PisaLoan, €500k fee
30 Jun 2025Lens FiorentinaBack from loan
9 Aug 2024Fiorentina LensLoan, €2.1M fee
10 Aug 2023Spezia Calcio Fiorentina€12.6M

What the score is made of

Serie A 26/27, 74 minutes. Each part as a percentile against 295 top-five-league forward seasons of 900+ minutes since 2025/26: 50 is the middle of them (the dashed ring).

Shooting52Creating40Progressing91Keeping the ball98Defending1Aerial49Finishing1
As a table
PartPercentilePer 90 vs average
Shooting52−0.00
Creating40−0.14
Progressing91+0.77
Keeping the ball98+1.04
Defending1−0.43
Aerial49−0.16
Finishing1−0.56

Attention

English Wikipedia views per week, the article and its redirects, last 52 weeks.

05001.0K1.5K2.0K28 Oct16 Dec3 Feb24 Mar12 May30 Jun18 Aug6 Oct

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Recent score: the last six months. Cheaper: valued at less than 60% of M'bala Nzola.

Seasons

SeasonCompetitionTeamMatchesMinutesScoreUnderlying
Serie A 26/27Serie ACagliari27451.354.3
Serie A 25/26Serie ASassuolo301,51949.551.3
Ligue 1 24/25Ligue 1RC Lens211,46449.751.3
UEFA Conference League 24/25Conference LeagueRC Lens110100.0100.0
Serie A 23/24Serie AFiorentina331,55048.949.6

Latest matches

32 since July 2025
DateCompetitionOpponentResultMinGoalsAssistsxGxAScore
19 Oct 2026Serie Aat MonzaL 0–453000.230.0151.9
11 Oct 2026Serie AJuventusD 1–12100–0.0050.0
24 May 2026Serie Aat ParmaL 0–12400–0.0240.5
17 May 2026Serie ALecceL 2–363000.510.0139.3
8 May 2026Serie Aat TorinoL 1–21400–0.0437.6
3 May 2026Serie AAC MilanW 2–084000.280.0347.2
26 Apr 2026Serie Aat FiorentinaD 0–01600–0.0038.3
17 Apr 2026Serie AComoW 2–176110.590.0665.8
4 Apr 2026Serie ACagliariW 2–18000.030.0154.4
21 Mar 2026Serie Aat JuventusD 1–11000–0.0044.0
All 32 matches
DateCompetitionOpponentResultMinGoalsAssistsxGxAScore
19 Oct 2026Serie Aat MonzaL 0–453000.230.0151.9
11 Oct 2026Serie AJuventusD 1–12100–0.0050.0
24 May 2026Serie Aat ParmaL 0–12400–0.0240.5
17 May 2026Serie ALecceL 2–363000.510.0139.3
8 May 2026Serie Aat TorinoL 1–21400–0.0437.6
3 May 2026Serie AAC MilanW 2–084000.280.0347.2
26 Apr 2026Serie Aat FiorentinaD 0–01600–0.0038.3
17 Apr 2026Serie AComoW 2–176110.590.0665.8
4 Apr 2026Serie ACagliariW 2–18000.030.0154.4
21 Mar 2026Serie Aat JuventusD 1–11000–0.0044.0
15 Mar 2026Serie ABolognaL 0–13100–0.0138.1
9 Mar 2026Serie Aat LazioL 1–268000.200.0145.5
1 Mar 2026Serie AAtalantaW 2–11700–0.0027.3
20 Feb 2026Serie AHellas VeronaW 3–01800–0.0043.8
15 Feb 2026Serie Aat UdineseW 2–118000.020.0138.8
8 Feb 2026Serie AInterL 0–51900–0.0046.8
6 Jan 2026Serie AComoL 0–390000.930.0352.3
3 Jan 2026Serie Aat GenoaD 1–11800–0.0038.7
8 Dec 2025Serie AParmaL 0–190001.150.0239.0
30 Nov 2025Serie AInterL 0–289000.370.0151.9
24 Nov 2025Serie Aat SassuoloD 2–257100.790.0168.4
7 Nov 2025Serie ACremoneseW 1–089000.210.0139.0
2 Nov 2025Serie Aat TorinoD 2–22400–0.0855.4
30 Oct 2025Serie ALazioD 0–090000.090.1044.7
24 Oct 2025Serie Aat AC MilanD 2–290100.520.0465.6
18 Oct 2025Serie AHellas VeronaD 0–090000.220.0445.5
5 Oct 2025Serie Aat BolognaL 0–47700–0.0042.3
28 Sep 2025Serie AFiorentinaD 0–068000.360.0547.8
22 Sep 2025Serie Aat SSC NapoliL 2–375100.870.0273.7
14 Sep 2025Serie AUdineseL 0–145000.050.0141.4
30 Aug 2025Serie AAS RomaL 0–12500–0.0354.8
24 Aug 2025Serie Aat AtalantaD 1–13600–0.0257.8