Steven Nzonzi

Defensive midfielders · Stoke City · Championship · 2025/2026

Steven Nzonzi is a Anchor at Stoke City. In the 2025/2026 Championship season, the Xilytics score is 45 out of 100 against defensive midfielders in the same league and season — 34 once adjusted for league strength. He produced 1 goals and 0 assists in 1,382 minutes, at a 6.72 match rating. His profile leans on Threat Prevention (95) and Aerial Ability (82), while Dribbling (11) is his clearest area to improve. Across 8 seasons of 900+ minutes — 17,286 minutes in all, 5 competitions from 2016/2017 to 2025/2026 — his Xilytics score averages 67. His best season scored 93 (2016/2017) and his weakest 34 (2025/2026). His seasons swing more than most, so the average hides a range. A career figure of this length repeats at 0.79 for defensive midfielders — measured by correlating each player's odd seasons against his even ones. See his full ability radar, percentile ranking on every metric, role fit and most-similar players below.

Steven Nzonzi scouting report: Defensive midfielders at Stoke City, Championship, 2025/2026. Radar analysis, strengths, similar players and season stats.