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F. Vicari

Experienced headBari · 32 yrs

Profile

Full nameFrancesco Vicari
PositionCentre-back
NationalityItaly
Age32
Date of birth3 Aug 1994
BirthplaceRoma
Height190 cm
Shirt number#23
ClubBari
Centre-back
16
Appearances
1
Goals
0
Assists
1122
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Bari.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Serie B9006616.68
Coppa Italia100957.3

Scout report

Experienced headCentral defender

F. Vicari is a 32-year-old central defender at Bari, rated 20.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 361st of 397 on scout potential in the Serie B. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (31.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.45 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Vicari.

Judged on this season alone, Vicari graded 13 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 44th of 52 of the 52 centre-backs in the Serie B, on 3 clean sheets and 3.449 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 22 → 13). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 21, 47th of 52 of the 52 centre-backs in the Serie B. At 32 Vicari is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 3.4 reflects that trajectory.

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Past his 2020/21 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2020/21Trending downBreakout: 2022/23
Current potential47th of 52 centre-backs · Serie BCurrent season44th of 52 centre-backs · Serie B44th-best centre-back in the Serie B361st in the Serie B · potential47th-highest potential centre-back in the Serie B
20.5
Ratingi
47th of 52 centre-backs
13
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
31.2%
Minutes
limited game time
3.45
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Bari finished 17th of 20 · a lower-table side

3.45
Def. / 90
13
Tackles
12
Interceptions
3
Clean sheets

3.45 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 16 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (17th of 20) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 31.2% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Age curve. At 32, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 20.5, Vicari carries the 47th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Serie B of 52, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Bari finished 17th of 20) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.45 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.8× and falling).

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Transfer news

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