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Full nameRiccardo Pagano
PositionAttacking midfielder
NationalityItaly
Age21
Date of birth28 Nov 2004
BirthplaceTivoli
Height175 cm
Shirt number#8
ClubBari
Attacking midfielderalso played FWD
24
Appearances
0
Goals
1
Assists
1243
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Bari.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Serie B240112436.63
Coppa Italia100676.5

Scout report

Squad depthAttacking midfielder

R. Pagano is a 21-year-old attacking midfielder at Bari, rated 55.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 153rd of 397 on scout potential in the Serie B and 887th of 2878 U-23 players tracked. A young player, he has been a fringe squad member this season (34.5% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Pagano.

Judged on this season alone, Pagano graded 4 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 33rd of 34 of the 34 attacking midfielders in the Serie B, on 0 goals and 1 assist in 24 appearances (0.072 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 7 → 4). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 56, 17th of 34 of the 34 attacking midfielders in the Serie B. At 21 Pagano is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 19.8 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2024/25Holding level
Current potential17th of 34 attacking midfielders · Serie BCurrent season33rd of 34 attacking midfielders · Serie B33rd-best attacking midfielder in the Serie B153rd in the Serie B · potential17th-highest potential attacking midfielder in the Serie B887th-highest potential U-23 tracked
55.6
Ratingi
17th of 34 attacking midfielders
4.3
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
34.5%
Minutes
limited game time
0.07
Goal contrib / 90
low end product

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

0
Goals
1
Assists
1
G+A
0
Goals / app

0 goals in 24 appearances (0 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 1 assist for 1 goal contributions in all.

Strengths

  • Ceiling. High potential at just 21 — room to grow into a bigger role.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 34.5% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Output. 0.07 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.

Outlook

With a Rating of 55.6, Pagano carries the 17th-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the Serie B of 34, 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. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.07 goal contributions per 90). At 21 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (97/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow. With this floor already at 21, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.

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

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.