Moise Kean Scout Report At Fiorentina 2024/2025: Prolific Under Raffaele Palladino Tactics – Player Analysis

Moise Kean has been one of this 2024/2025 season’s most remarkable goalscorers in Serie A with 17 goals and three assists in 30 played matches so far.

Only Mateo Retegui has reached better goalscoring numbers in Serie A this season.

Fiorentina had a powerful season this year, competing seriously in the UEFA Europa Conference League and in Serie A for the top spots thanks to their summer reinforcements and the excellent work of the coaching staff led by Raffaele Palladino.

Kean also met the standards set by everyone at the club and has shown that he can lead the team to further positive results during the upcoming seasons.

Should he maintain the same level and continue improving his performances by focusing primarily on his weaknesses and mental maturity, Kean is expected to become even more successful next season with ACF Fiorentina or elsewhere if he receives interesting offers.

In this tactical analysis and scout report, we will focus on Kean’s performance this season to identify how he is progressing and what needs improvement.

Therefore, the analysis will cover Kean’s goalscoring and playmaking traits, focusing on his importance and roles within La Violas tactics.

Moise Kean Role At Fiorentina & Possible Improvements

Moise Kean style of play is that of a classic striker with outstanding physical strength and abilities, which help him win duels inside the box and in the final third in general.

He wins 22.72 duels per game with an average of 33.3% duels won per match.

This average can surely be improved if Kean focuses more on being intelligent in his decision-making and more aware of his surroundings as soon as he receives the ball.

What can help in this as well is scanning the field and especially the surrounding players’ movements before receiving the ball in order to anticipate their actions as much as possible and avoid getting the ball intercepted due to the unawareness of a defender’s presence.

Other than that, we cannot criticise Kean’s ball protection nor his ability to play under pressure.

His roles at Fiorentina include receiving crosses, acting like a stationary striker by protecting the ball and passing it backwards or to the wings and applying high pressure (he has been excellent in this regard this season with many goals scored thanks to his attention and high pressing on opposing defences and goalkeepers).

Kean’s roles also include attacking the space during counterattacks, whether with or without the ball, knowing that he has been crucial in such situations with Fiorentina this season.

He is also always useful during set-pieces since he often succeeds in scoring headers and escaping from marking during corners or free-kicks.

Knowing that he wins 38.6% of aerial duels per game makes him valuable in Fiorentinas set-piece plans.

Although Palladino does not instruct Kean to retreat a lot as that would penalise the attacking phase, Kean still succeeds in making a few interceptions per game and that counts for him as a team player and not someone who is only interested in the attacking phase and does not react when out of possession.

Kean makes 1.21 interceptions per game, and many of these interceptions create a lot of danger for the opponents.

Kean’s interceptions often occur inside the opponent’s final third when he applies high pressure during the opponent’s build-up from the back.

Moise Kean Crucial Interception Against Atalanta

The following example highlights Kean’s attention when the team is out of possession and his ability to intercept the ball, relying on his exceptional agility and pace.

This interception created a goalscoring action for Kean himself.

He exploited the Atalanta defender’s average control of the ball, intercepted it, and ran towards the goal before finishing with cold blood, remarkable accuracy, and shooting mastery.

Moise Kean Heat Map

Furthermore, this heatmap showcases Kean’s importance inside the opponent’s half, as it shows how dynamic he can be.

He covers the penalty area and the edge of the box while also retreating to advanced midfield and midfield when needed.

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