Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Bari.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Serie B | 12 | 0 | 0 | 974 | 6.99 |
 Friendlies Clubsat Reggiana | 1 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 5.3 |
 Coppa Italia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Scout report
A. Meroni is a 29-year-old central defender at Bari, rated 36.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 287th of 397 on scout potential in the Serie B. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (46.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.58 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Meroni.
Judged on this season alone, Meroni graded 18 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 35th of 52 of the 52 centre-backs in the Serie B, on 4 clean sheets and 3.58 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 29 → 18). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 37, 40th of 52 of the 52 centre-backs in the Serie B. At 29 Meroni is in his prime years, and a market index of 8 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2024/25 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
3.58 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 20 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 2 goals and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Defensive volume. 3.58 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 46.1% 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 36.6, Meroni carries the 40th-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 solid defensive volume (3.58 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.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
