based on the 2025/26 season · updated 22 Aug 2026
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Scout report
A. Cistana is a 29-year-old central defender at Bari, rated 36.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 88th of 145 on scout potential in the Serie B. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (50.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.85 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Cistana.
Judged on this season alone, Cistana graded 23 — a solid campaign that ranks top 33% of the 37 centre-backs in the Serie B, on 5 clean sheets and 3.849 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 23 → 23). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2021/22.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 36, 25th of 37 of the 37 centre-backs in the Serie B. At 29 Cistana is in his prime years, and a market index of 8.4 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Bari finished 17th of 20 · a lower-table side
3.85 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 24 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 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Defensive volume. 3.85 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 50.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 36.3, Cistana carries the 25th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Serie B of 37, 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 solid defensive volume (3.85 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.
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Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Serie B with 600+ minutes this season.
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