Matteo Pessina

Pessina's current-season form is up 543% on last season (Season 7→45), while his Rating eased 50→48. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 56).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Monza · 3rd	37	5	1	7.13	48	45
2024/25	Monza · 20th	11	0	0	6.78	50	7
2023/24	Monza · 12th	37	6	3	7.02	77	53
2022/23	MonzaLoan · 11th	35	5	3	7.03	81	56
2021/22	Atalanta · 8th	27	1	1	6.87	71	20

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 7 earlier seasons in the full career.

Italy · international

Side	Apps	G
Italy	21	7
Italy U20	7	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Solid contributorDefensive midfielder

M. Pessina is a 29-year-old defensive midfielder at Monza, rated 48 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 219th of 397 on scout potential in the Serie B. An experienced operator, he has been an ever-present this season (86.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.18 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Pessina.

Judged on this season alone, Pessina graded 45 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 9% of the 56 defensive midfielders in the Serie B, on 5 goals, 1 assist and 3.181 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 7 → 45). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 48, 33rd of 56 of the 56 defensive midfielders in the Serie B. At 29 Pessina is in his prime years, and a market index of 16.5 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2022/23 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2022/23Trending downBreakout: 2025/26Streaky

Current potential33rd of 56 defensive midfielders · Serie B Current seasonTop 9% defensive midfielders · Serie B5th-best defensive midfielder in the Serie B219th in the Serie B · potential33rd-highest potential defensive midfielder in the Serie B

Ratingi

33rd of 56 defensive midfielders

45.4

Seasoni

developing / rotation level

86.8%

Minutes

near ever-present

3.18

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Monza finished 3rd of 20 · an upper-table side

3.18

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.18 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 15 clean sheets across 37 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (3rd of 20) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 5 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 86.8% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.16 goal involvements per 90, useful for a defensive midfielder.

Watch points

Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

With a Rating of 48, Pessina carries the 33rd-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Serie B of 56. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.18 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %86.8%

Available fixtures42 of 42

Goals / 900.137

Assists / 900.027

Goal contribution / 900.165

Defensive actions / 903.181

Player flow

Goal involvements6

Shot conversion %38.5

Shot accuracy %59.1

Pass accuracy %84

Dribble success %54.2

Cards / 900.11

Foul involvement / 902.139

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~30), then tapers with age. At 29, Pessina sits on 16.5, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Pessina's projected Rating — 48 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the Serie B with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals5

Shots on target13

Shots22

Passing

Assists1

Pass accuracy84%

Possession

Successful dribbles13

Dribble success54.2%

Fouls won47

Defending

Tackles55

Interceptions42

Blocks19

Fouls committed31

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4

Red cards0

Transfer history

€12M total transfer fees · 9 moves

Monza2023/24 – now€ 12M

Monza(on loan)2022/23 – 2023/24

Atalanta(back from loan)2020/21 – 2022/23

Verona(on loan)2019/20 – 2020/21

Atalanta(back from loan)2018/19 – 2019/20

Spezia(on loan)2017/18 – 2018/19

Atalantauntil 2017/18

Lecce(on loan)2015/16 – 2017/18

Catania(on loan)2015/16 – 2015/16

AC Milan2015/16 – 2015/16

Monzauntil 2015/16

About M. Pessina

Matteo Pessina is a 29-year-old defensive midfielder who plays for Monza, born on April 21, 1997 in Monza, standing 187 cm tall. He is from Italy. Monza currently sit 3rd of 20 in the Serie B.

This season

In the current season, M. Pessina has made 37 appearances with 5 goals and 1 assist across 3,282 minutes, averaging a 7.25 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 4 yellow cards. His season has spanned the Serie B and the Coppa Italia. Though primarily a defensive midfielder, he has also lined up in attack this season.

When M. Pessina plays, Monza's record this season is 23W-10D-5L — and his match ratings average 7.3 at home against 6.94 on the road.

Recent matches

May 29, 2026: 0-2 loss at home vs Catanzaro (99 minutes, 6.3 rating)
May 24, 2026: 2-0 win away at Catanzaro (90 minutes, 7.3 rating)
May 19, 2026: 2-1 win at home vs Juve Stabia (90 minutes, 7.5 rating)
May 16, 2026: 2-2 draw away at Juve Stabia (90 minutes, 6.7 rating)
May 8, 2026: 2-2 draw at home vs Empoli (90 minutes, 7.3 rating)
May 1, 2026: 2-3 loss away at Mantova (90 minutes, 7.2 rating)
April 24, 2026: 1-0 win at home vs Modena (90 minutes, 7.7 rating)
April 17, 2026: 3-0 win away at Sampdoria (90 minutes, 7.2 rating)
April 11, 2026: 2-0 win at home vs Bari (96 minutes, 1 goal, 8.3 rating)
April 6, 2026: 1-1 draw away at Catanzaro (90 minutes, 1 goal, 7 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates M. Pessina at 48 with a Season form score of 45.4, ranking 219th of 397 defensive midfielders in the Serie B. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the UEFA European Championship. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 12 recorded seasons, M. Pessina has totalled 315 club appearances with 43 goals and 10 assists for 7 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2017/18, with 38 appearances for Spezia.

M. Pessina's career has also included time at Atalanta, Verona, Spezia, Lecce, Catania and AC Milan.

On the international stage, M. Pessina has represented Italy and Italy U20 — 28 caps and 7 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Monza finished 3rd of 20 · an upper-table side

Strengths

Watch points