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Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Cremonese.
Injury-affected season
Missed 8 of Cremonese's ~38 games this season through 8 injury absences (muscle, muscle bruise, yellow cards). He still appeared 25 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Serie A | 25 | 1 | 0 | 1459 | 6.58 |
Scout report
M. Payero is a 27-year-old centre-forward at Cremonese, rated 56.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 250th of 388 on scout potential in the Serie A. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (54% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Payero.
Judged on this season alone, Payero graded 9 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 46th of 49 of the 49 centre-forwards in the Serie A, on 1 goal and 0 assists in 25 appearances (0.062 involvements per 90).
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 19 → 9). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 57, 34th of 49 of the 49 centre-forwards in the Serie A. At 27 Payero is in his prime years, and a market index of 35.1 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Payero missed 8 games through injury (muscle, muscle bruise, yellow cards) out of roughly 38 this season. The 25 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.
Past his 2020/21 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Cremonese finished 18th of 20 · a relegation-threatened side
1 goal in 25 appearances (0.04 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 54% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Output. 0.06 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.
Outlook
With a Rating of 56.7, Payero carries the 34th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the Serie A of 49, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Cremonese finished 18th of 20) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.06 goal contributions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around. Doing it for a lesser side, he profiles as a value buy for a club higher up the table.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among centre-forwards in the Serie A with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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