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Matteo Politano
Napoli

Matteo Politano

Forward · Napoli. Explore performance, career and dated market values.

PositionFWD Age33 ClubNapoli Market value€5mTransfermarkt · 2026-05-29
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Overview

Player snapshot

ClubNapoliSerie A
PositionForwardForward
Date of birth33 years old
NationalityItalyRoma
National teamNot verifiedCaps not stored
Contract untilNot currently verifiedExpired dates are not shown as current
Market value€5mTransfermarkt · 2026-05-29
AvailabilityNo current absence reportedLatest provider status
Height171 cm67 kg
Shirt number#21Napoli
Performance
Season stats

Serie A · 2026

Napoli · Attacker

Appearances44 starts
Minutes2640 substitute entries
Rating6.93provider season average
Goals + assists11 goals · 0 assists
Goals / 900.34minimum 90-minute sample
Assists / 900minimum 90-minute sample
Shots22 on target
Passing8689 passes · 4 key
Defensive work31 interceptions · — blocks
Duels won41.2%7 of 17
Dribble success100%1 of 1
Cards1Y / 0Rdiscipline

Totals come from API-Football. Per-90 rates and percentages are transparent calculations from those totals; unavailable inputs remain blank.

Availability

No current absence is reported. No dated absence history is available.

Comparable profiles

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RonyRonySantos · FWDsame forward role · same forward group · close age profile77match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 264 min / 2026 · 1,248 min

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Matteo Politano and Rony — stored season statistics
Context / metricMatteo PolitanoRony
Season20262026
CompetitionSerie ASerie A Brazil
Team in this sampleNapoliSantos
Minutes2641,248
Appearances422
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
GoalsTotal / per 9010.34 per 9010.07 per 90
AssistsTotal / per 9000 per 9000 per 90
ShotsTotal / per 9020.68 per 90201.44 per 90
Shots on targetTotal / per 9020.68 per 9060.43 per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

Gabriel BarbosaGabriel BarbosaSantos · FWDsame forward role · same forward group · close age profile70match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 264 min / 2026 · 1,398 min

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Matteo Politano and Gabriel Barbosa — stored season statistics
Context / metricMatteo PolitanoGabriel Barbosa
Season20262026
CompetitionSerie ASerie A Brazil
Team in this sampleNapoliSantos
Minutes2641,398
Appearances419
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
GoalsTotal / per 9010.34 per 90110.71 per 90
AssistsTotal / per 9000 per 9030.19 per 90
ShotsTotal / per 9020.68 per 90291.87 per 90
Shots on targetTotal / per 9020.68 per 90130.84 per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

Eduardo SashaEduardo SashaRB Bragantino · FWDsame forward role · same forward group · similar age64match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 264 min / 2026 · 1,030 min

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Matteo Politano and Eduardo Sasha — stored season statistics
Context / metricMatteo PolitanoEduardo Sasha
Season20262026
CompetitionSerie ASerie A Brazil
Team in this sampleNapoliRB Bragantino
Minutes2641,030
Appearances419
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
GoalsTotal / per 9010.34 per 9010.09 per 90
AssistsTotal / per 9000 per 9000 per 90
ShotsTotal / per 9020.68 per 90171.49 per 90
Shots on targetTotal / per 9020.68 per 9070.61 per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

VitinhoVitinhoCorinthians · FWDsame forward role · same forward group · similar age64match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 264 min / 2026 · 357 min

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  • Different competitions; performance is not adjusted across leagues.

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Matteo Politano and Vitinho — stored season statistics
Context / metricMatteo PolitanoVitinho
Season20262026
CompetitionSerie ASerie A Brazil
Team in this sampleNapoliCorinthians
Minutes264357
Appearances48
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
GoalsTotal / per 9010.34 per 9000 per 90
AssistsTotal / per 9000 per 9000 per 90
ShotsTotal / per 9020.68 per 9061.51 per 90
Shots on targetTotal / per 9020.68 per 9020.5 per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

DavidDavidVasco DA Gama · FWDsame forward role · same forward group · close age profile59match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 264 min / 2026 · 1,007 min

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Matteo Politano and David — stored season statistics
Context / metricMatteo PolitanoDavid
Season20262026
CompetitionSerie ASerie A Brazil
Team in this sampleNapoliVasco DA Gama
Minutes2641,007
Appearances422
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
GoalsTotal / per 9010.34 per 9030.27 per 90
AssistsTotal / per 9000 per 9020.18 per 90
ShotsTotal / per 9020.68 per 90131.16 per 90
Shots on targetTotal / per 9020.68 per 9090.8 per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

Pedro RochaPedro RochaCoritiba · FWDsame forward role · same forward group · close age profile59match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 264 min / 2026 · 2,020 min

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  • Different competitions; performance is not adjusted across leagues.

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Matteo Politano and Pedro Rocha — stored season statistics
Context / metricMatteo PolitanoPedro Rocha
Season20262026
CompetitionSerie ASerie A Brazil
Team in this sampleNapoliCoritiba
Minutes2642,020
Appearances427
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
GoalsTotal / per 9010.34 per 9080.36 per 90
AssistsTotal / per 9000 per 9010.04 per 90
ShotsTotal / per 9020.68 per 90492.18 per 90
Shots on targetTotal / per 9020.68 per 90241.07 per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

The score compares available profile facts only. Missing stats or value data never receive neutral points.

Career
Career economics

Transfer history

Confirmed provider records only; undisclosed terms are never estimated.

Recorded moves21 loans · 0 free moves
Known fees€19mTotals are not converted across currencies
Highest disclosed fee€19MInter → Napoli

Latest recorded move: Inter → Napoli · 01 Jul 2021, with terms recorded as €19M. The player was 27.

Season / dateRouteDeal typeReported termsAge
202101 Jul 2021Inter → NapoliTransfer€19M27
202028 Jan 2020Inter → NapoliLoanTerms not supplied26
Career record

Career timeline

Dates retain the source's precision. Fixture and record dates are labelled separately.

Season context2026 season

Napoli · Serie A

Season label only; no start date is supplied.
TransferInter → Napoli

Provider transfer record

LoanInter → Napoli

Provider transfer record

ProfileBorn

Roma, Italy

Value & contract

Market value

€5m

Transfermarkt · 2026-05-29

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Market values and estimates are not asking prices or agreed transfer fees.

Contract

A current contract expiry has not been verified. Contract length, options and release clauses are unavailable.

News

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Data & updates
Fact provenance

Where this profile data comes from

Confidence describes the stored field and its source, not the player's quality.

IdentityMatteo PolitanoHighAPI-Football · checked
Current clubNapoliHighAPI-Football · checked
CompetitionSerie AHighAPI-Football · checked
PositionForwardMediumAPI-Football · checked
Season stats2026 seasonHighAPI-Football · checked
Availability0 recordsMediumAPI-Football · checked
Transfer history2HighAPI-Football · checked
ContractNot storedNot verifiedSource not stored
Quality record updated: No automated consistency issue is currently recorded.
Profile updates

What changed?

Recorded updates show the previous and new values. Repeated position reports are grouped with their original dates.

0records in the last 24 hours2 updates · 4 retained records
ProfileDetailed position updated

Right MidfielderForward

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ProfileDetailed position updated

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