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Antonín Barák

Experienced headSampdoria · 31 yrsRotation

based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameAntonín Barák
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalityCzechia
Age31
Date of birth3 Dec 1994
BirthplacePribram
Height190 cm
Shirt number#72
ClubSampdoria
Central midfielder
28
Appearances
1
Goals
1
Assists
1054
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Sampdoria.

Scout report

Experienced headCentral midfielder

A. Barák is a 31-year-old central midfielder at Sampdoria, rated 24.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 114th of 145 on scout potential in the Serie B. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (30.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.05 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Barák.

Judged on this season alone, Barák graded 14 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 30th of 40 of the 40 central midfielders in the Serie B, on 1 goal, 1 assist and 2.049 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 10 → 14). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 24, 34th of 40 of the 40 central midfielders in the Serie B. At 31 Barák is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 4.3 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2020/21Holding levelStreakyInjury-hit 2025/264 clubs
24.4
Ratingi
34th of 40 central midfielders
13.5
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
30.8%
Minutes
limited game time
2.05
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Sampdoria finished 13th of 20 · a mid-table side

28
Apps
2.05
Def. / 90
14
Tackles
8
Interceptions
3
Clean sheets

2.05 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 28 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.17 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 30.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Age curve. At 31, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 24.4, Barák carries the 34th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Serie B of 40. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.05 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).

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

Season statistics

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

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists1

Defending

Tackles14
Interceptions8
Blocks2

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.