Marco Palestra

ChelseaDefender

Italy21 years (Mar 3, 2005)186 cm#2

€39MMarket Value#15 Italy

Market Value#15 Italy

€39M#13 Chelsea

Season Performance 26/27

All Competitions

Matches: 5
Goals: 0
Assists: 0
Goal Contributions: 0
Mins/game: 30
Avg Rating: 6.30

Last 10 matches · rating

Avg 6.54

6.7

7.0

6.9

6.4

6.2

6.5

5.8

6.5

6.6

Date	Opponent	Res	Min	G	A	Rating
Oct 31	Manchester United	2-0	74'	–	–	6.6
Oct 28	Liverpool	1-1	22'	–	–	6.5
Oct 24	Tottenham Hotspur	0-2	25'	–	–	5.8
Oct 17	Everton	2-0	12'	–	–	6.5
Oct 10	AFC Bournemouth	5-1	18'	–	–	6.2
Aug 15	Real Sociedad	3-1	76'	–	–	6.4
Aug 8	AC Milan	3-0	90'	–	–	6.9
Aug 5	Juventus	0-1	65'	–	–	6.9
May 24	AC Milan	2-1	27'	–	–	7.0
May 17	Torino	2-1	90'	–	–	6.7

All matches

Season 26/27 · all comps

Attack

Goals: 0

Passing

Assists: 0
Key passes: 0
Passes: 36
Crosses (accurate): 0 (0)

Defence

Tackles: 3

Duels

Total: 22
Won: 10

Minutes

Started: 1
Off the bench: 4
Total: 151'
Minutes per match: 30'

Discipline

Yellow: 0
Red: 0
Fouls (drawn): 0 (0)

Duels won10 of 22 · 45%

Pass accuracy86%

Form · 24 matches

Avg 6.65High 7.4Low 5.8

10 W5 D9 L

Appearances 2026/2027

1 started4 sub

Vs players in his position

duelsWon#2 of 122

Assists per 90#12 of 122

Position

Defender

Market value & valuation

Chelsea · 3.3% of €1.16B

Estimated market value

€39M

15% of World #1

Worldwide#236

Chelsea#13of 28

Italy#15

Defender#62

Most valuable · Chelsea

#1
Morgan Rogers€121M
#2
M. Caicedo€120M
#3
Cole Palmer€116M
#4
João Pedro€89M
#13
Marco Palestra€39M

Share of €1.16B squad3.3%

Contract & transfers

Contract until: Jun 30, 2033
Highest fee paid: €57M2026 · Chelsea
Latest move: €57M07/2026 · Chelsea

Career · goals by team

Team	Apps	Goals	A	G/App	Rating
Cagliari25/26	37	1	4	0.03	6.92
Atalanta24/25–25/26	17	0	0	0.00	6.69
Chelsea26/27–	5	0	0	0.00	6.30
Italy2026–	2	0	0	0.00	6.40

Club career

59
Apps: 1
Goals: 4
Assists: 0.02
G/App

League · 3 seasons

best 25/26 6.92

24/2525/2626/27

Bars: goals · line: average rating

Honours & transfers

1 titles

1× Europa League

Transfers

07/2026€57M
Atalanta → Chelsea
06/2026End of loan
Cagliari → Atalanta
08/2025Loan
Atalanta → Cagliari
07/2024
Atalanta II → Atalanta
07/2023
Atalanta U20 → Atalanta II

All matches

Last 24 matches

Nov 1, 2025 — Nov 1, 2026

Date	Opponent	Result	Mins	G	A	YC	RC	Rating
Oct 31	Manchester United	2 - 0	74'	-	-	-	-	6.6
Oct 28	Liverpool	1 - 1	22'	-	-	-	-	6.5
Oct 24	Tottenham Hotspur	0 - 2	25'	-	-	-	-	5.8
Oct 17	Everton	2 - 0	12'	-	-	-	-	6.5
Oct 10	AFC Bournemouth	5 - 1	18'	-	-	-	-	6.2
Aug 15	Real Sociedad	3 - 1	76'	-	-	-	-	6.4
Aug 8	AC Milan	3 - 0	90'	-	-	-	-	6.9
Aug 5	Juventus	0 - 1	65'	-	-	-	-	6.9
May 24	AC Milan	2 - 1	27'	-	-	-	-	7.0
May 17	Torino	2 - 1	90'	-	-	-	-	6.7
May 9	Udinese	0 - 2	62'	-	-	-	-	6.5
May 3	Bologna	0 - 0	90'	-	-	-	-	6.7
Apr 27	Atalanta	3 - 2	34'	-	-	-	-	6.6
Apr 17	Inter	0 - 3	90'	-	-	-	-	7.0
Apr 11	Cremonese	1 - 0	90'	-	-	-	-	7.4
Apr 4	Sassuolo	1 - 2	90'	-	-	-	-	6.8
Mar 31	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1 - 1	74'	-	-	-	-	6.6
Mar 26	Northern Ireland	2 - 0	7'	-	-	-	-	6.2
Mar 20	Napoli	0 - 1	90'	-	-	-	-	6.5
Mar 15	Pisa	1 - 3	90'	-	-	-	-	6.2
Mar 7	Como	1 - 2	90'	-	-	1	-	7.0
Feb 27	Parma	1 - 1	90'	-	-	-	-	7.3
Feb 21	Lazio	0 - 0	90'	-	-	-	-	7.0
Feb 16	Lecce	0 - 2	90'	-	-	-	-	6.6

6 months • 24 matches

Career

Club Career

MGAGxGMinRtg

2024/2025 - 2025/2026

Total

59140.023,640

National Team

MGAGxGMinRtg

Italy

2026 - now

2000.00816.40

Youth Career

MGAGxGMinRtg

Atalanta II

2023/2024

41300.073,371-

Atalanta U19

2022/2023 - 2024/2025

31100.032,476-

Italy U21

2024 - 2025

3010.001997.12

Italy U20

2024/2025

1000.0090-

Italy U19

2024/2025

1000.0055-

Club Career

MGAMinG+A/90YCRCRtg

Chelsea

26/27

5001510.00——6.30

Cagliari

25/26

37143,0850.153—6.92

Atalanta

24/25

16003980.00——6.71

Atalanta

23/24

1006———6.43

National Team

MGAMinG+A/90YCRCRtg

Italy

2026

20081———6.40

Youth Career

MGAMinG+A/90YCRCRtg

Italy U21

2025

2001090.00——7.08

Italy U21

2024

101901.00——7.20

Italy U20

2024

100900.00——-

Italy U19

2024

10055———-

Atalanta II

23/24

41303,3710.0861-

Atalanta U19

23/24

100900.00——-

Atalanta U19

22/23

30102,3860.045—-

League seasons, computed

Season	League	Apps	Min	Goals	Assists	G+A / 90	Rating
2022/2023	PrimaVera 1	28	2286	1	0	0.04	—
2023/2024	PrimaVera 1	1	90	0	0	0	—
2023/2024	Serie C: Girone A	36	2994	3	0	0.09	—
2024/2025	Serie A	9	219	0	0	0	6.79
2025/2026	Serie A	37	3085	1	4	0.15	6.92

Marco Palestra: career in numbers

What stands outUpdated 2026-11-01

Marco Palestra: 7.24 duels won per 90 in Serie A 2025/2026, #2 of 122 defenders with 900+ minutes.The median among those 122 defenders is 4.38 duels won per 90; Marco Palestra's rate comes from 3,085 minutes in Serie A 2025/2026.
Marco Palestra: 0.12 assists per 90 in Serie A 2025/2026, #12 of 122 defenders with 900+ minutes.The median among those 122 defenders is 0.03 assists per 90; Marco Palestra's rate comes from 3,085 minutes in Serie A 2025/2026.

Career figures, computed

Best-rated season: 2025/2026 · 6.92Serie A
Lowest-rated season: 2024/2025 · 6.79Serie A
Career involvement (league): 0.09 G+A per 905 goals + 4 assists across 5 league seasons (per-90 from 8674 minutes on record)
League seasons on record: 5 (2022–2025)
Clubs with recorded appearances: 5

Among position peers, computed

Rating percentile: 85thrating 6.92 vs 146 rated peers
Goals rank: #40 of 1461 goal
G+A per 90 percentile: 81st0.15 per 90

Cohort: 146 Serie A defenders, 2025/2026, min. 450 minutes.

How we calculate this

Rival Clubs(50)

Player stats against each opponent club

Team	MP	W	D	L	A	YC
Juventus	7	2	1	4	1	0
AC Milan	4	3	0	1	0	1
Udinese	3	0	2	1	0	0
Napoli	3	0	0	3	0	0
Hellas Verona	3	2	1	0	0	0
Lecce	3	2	0	1	1	0
Lumezzane	3	2	1	0	0	0
Legnago Salus	3	1	2	0	0	0
Olympique Marseille	2	1	1	0	0	0
Club Brugge	2	0	0	2	0	0
Empoli	2	2	0	0	0	0
Cagliari	2	1	1	0	0	0
Vicenza	2	0	0	2	0	0
Atalanta	2	1	0	1	0	0
Pisa	2	0	1	1	0	0
Sassuolo	2	0	0	2	0	0
Novara	2	1	1	0	0	0
Triestina	2	1	1	0	0	0
Pro Vercelli	2	1	1	0	0	0
Arzignano Valchiampo	2	0	2	0	0	0

1–20 of 50

Trophies & Awards

1 title won

Championships

Europa League

1x Winner(2023/2024)