F. Di Francesco · career
Federico Di Francesco
Defensive · Catanzaro · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Peak: 2023/24Trending downRemarkably consistentStepped up 2021/225 clubs
The record covers 6 seasons (2020/21–2025/26) across 5 clubs — 170 appearances, 18 goals and 14 assists.
His best campaign on record is 2023/24 at Palermo — Season rating 24, 5 goals and 2 assists in 36 games. Form has slipped 14 Season points across his last 3 full seasons. The gap to his peak is 14 Season points.
Season-to-season output barely moves — his form has stayed within a tight band (±4 points) across 6 campaigns. Made the jump to a higher division in 2021/22 (Serie A) and kept playing — 26 games that season.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | CatanzaroLoan | 19 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 11 |
| 2024/25 | Palermo | 26 | 1 | 6 | 31 | 18 |
| 2023/24 | Palermo | 36 | 5 | 2 | 43 | 24 |
| 2023/24 | Lecce | 2 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 2 |
| 2022/23 | Lecce | 36 | 2 | 2 | 53 | 18 |
| 2021/22 | EmpoliLoan | 26 | 5 | 0 | 58 | 22 |
| 2021/22 | Spal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| 2020/21 | Spal | 27 | 4 | 2 | 55 | 20 |
| 2019/20 | Spal | 20 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Sassuolo | 19 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Bologna | 24 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | Bologna | 24 | 4 | 3 | — | — |
| 2014/15 | Cremonese | 27 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| 2013/14 | PescaraLoan | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2013/14 | GubbioLoan | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2012/13 | Pescara | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy U21 | 2017/18 | UEFA U21 Championship | 3 | 2 |
| Italy U19 | 2013/14 | UEFA U19 Championship | 2 | 0 |
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serie B | 19 | 810 | 1 | 2 | 6.8 |
Schedule · 2025/26
19 played7 unused sub19 not in squad· 810 min, 1g 2a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 26 | Friendlies Clubs | A Napoli | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 15 | Coppa Italia | A Sassuolo | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 24 | Serie B | H Sudtirol | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 30 | Serie B | A Spezia | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 13 | Serie B | H Carrarese | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 20 | Serie B | A Reggiana | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 26 | Serie B | H Juve Stabia | 2-2 | Played | 45 | 7.0 | ||
| Oct 1 | Serie B | A Sampdoria | 0-0 | Played | 9 | 6.3 | ||
| Oct 4 | Serie B | A Monza | 1-2 | Played | 17 | 6.5 | ||
| Oct 19 | Serie B | H Padova | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 25 | Serie B | H Palermo | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 29 | Serie B | A Mantova | 3-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 2 | Serie B | H Venezia | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 8 | Serie B | A Empoli | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 21 | Serie B | H Pescara | 3-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 29 | Serie B | H Virtus Entella | 3-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Dec 8 | Serie B | A Modena | 2-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Dec 13 | Serie B | H Avellino | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 19 | Serie B | A Bari | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 27 | Serie B | H Cesena | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 10 | Serie B | A Frosinone | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 17 | Serie B | A Venezia | 1-3 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Jan 25 | Serie B | H Sampdoria | 0-0 | Played | 15 | 6.5 | ||
| Jan 31 | Serie B | A Sudtirol | 1-2 | Played | 26 | 6.5 | ||
| Feb 7 | Serie B | H Reggiana | 2-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Feb 10 | Serie B | A Pescara | 2-0 | Played | 68 | 7.0 | ||
| Feb 14 | Serie B | H Mantova | 2-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Feb 21 | Serie B | A Virtus Entella | 3-1 | Played | 8 | 6.5 | ||
| Mar 1 | Serie B | H Frosinone | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 4 | Serie B | A Carrarese | 3-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 8 | Serie B | H Empoli | 3-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 14 | Serie B | A Padova | 3-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Mar 21 | Serie B | A Cesena | 1-3 | Played | 25 | 6.7 | ||
| Apr 6 | Serie B | H Monza | 1-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Apr 11 | Serie B | A Avellino | 1-1 | Played | 79 | 7.2 | ||
| Apr 14 | Serie B | H Modena | 2-2 | Played | 35 | 6.3 | ||
| Apr 18 | Serie B | A Juve Stabia | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.3 | |
| Apr 25 | Serie B | H Spezia | 4-2 | Played | 89 | 1 | 7.5 | |
| May 1 | Serie B | A Palermo | 2-3 | Played | 71 | 1 | 7.7 | |
| May 8 | Serie B | H Bari | 2-3 | Played | 38 | 6.6 | ||
| May 12 | Serie B | H Avellino | 3-0 | Played | 69 | 6.9 | ||
| May 17 | Serie B | H Palermo | 3-0 | Played | 12 | 6.5 | ||
| May 20 | Serie B | A Palermo | 0-2 | Played | 45 | 6.9 | ||
| May 24 | Serie B | H Monza | 0-2 | Played | 14 | 6.7 | ||
| May 29 | Serie B | A Monza | 2-0 | Played | 55 | 6.7 |