Elseid Hysaj

Key strength: Adaptability

Versatile player

At 32, Elseid Hysaj finds himself in a curious juncture at SS Lazio. The Albanian right-back has managed just 2 appearances this season—180 minutes of action in a campaign where Lazio sit 8th in the table with indifferent form that tells a story of inconsistency. Yet here stands a €1.5 million asset, valued not for explosive numbers but for the dependable traits that define his overlapping full-back role: pace to surge forward, recovery speed to track back. The numbers are stark—0 goals, 0 assists—but context matters. Lazio's attacking firepower runs through teammates like Taty Castellanos and Mattéo Guendouzi (both rated 80), while Hysaj operates in the shadows, a defensive stabilizer whose 55 defending and 55 physical FIFA ratings suggest a player who does the dirty work. With younger talents like Mattia Zaccagni and Tijjani Noslin demanding minutes ahead of him, Hysaj's challenge is clear: prove that experience and tactical discipline still matter in a squad crying out for consistency.