Federico Di Francesco

Francesco's current-season form is level with last season (Season 8→8), while his Rating held around 21. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 24).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Catanzaro · 12th	1	0	0	6.3	21	8
2025/26	CatanzaroLoan · 5th	19	1	2	6.81	21	8
2024/25	Palermo · 8th	26	1	6	6.95	31	18
2023/24	Palermo · 6th	36	5	2	6.93	43	24
2023/24	Lecce · 14th	2	1	0	6.7	39	2
2022/23	Lecce · 16th	36	2	2	6.74	53	18

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 9 earlier seasons in the full career.

Italy · international

Side	Apps	G
Italy U21	3	2
Italy U19	2	0

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

Scout report

Experienced headWinger

F. Di Francesco is a 32-year-old winger at Catanzaro, rated 20.9 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (20.9% of available minutes). He brings 0.33 goal contributions per 90 (0.11 goals, 0.22 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Francesco.

On the season, Francesco graded 8 for current form (age-blind), on 1 goal and 2 assists in 19 appearances (0.333 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 8 → 8). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 21. At 32 Francesco is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 3.3 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending downRemarkably consistentStepped up 2021/225 clubs

20.9

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

8.4

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

20.9%

Minutes

limited game time

0.33

Goal contrib / 90

modest end product

Output in context · Catanzaro finished 5th of 20 · an upper-table side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.05

Goals / app

1 goal in 19 appearances (0.05 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 2 assists for 3 goal contributions in all.

Watch points

Game time. Only 20.9% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 32, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 20.9 overall — below regular-starter level. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.33 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.8× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %20.9%

Available fixtures43 of 43

Goals / 900.111

Assists / 900.222

Goal contribution / 900.333

Defensive actions / 901.222

Player flow

Goal involvements3

Cards / 900.222

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 (~8), then tapers with age. At 32, Francesco sits on 3.3, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Francesco's projected Rating — 20.9 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 wingers in the Serie B with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists2

Defending

Tackles6

Interceptions2

Blocks3

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2

Red cards0

Transfer history

€14.5M total transfer fees · 15 moves

Palermo(back from loan)Jun 2026 – now

CatanzaroJun 2026 – Jun 2026

Catanzaro(on loan)Aug 2025 – Jun 2026

PalermoAug 2023 – Aug 2025

LecceJul 2022 – Aug 2023

SSpal(back from loan)Jul 2022 – Jul 2022

Empoli(on loan)Aug 2021 – Jul 2022

SSpalJul 2021 – Aug 2021€ 4.5M

SassuoloJul 2021 – Jul 2021

SSpalJul 2019 – Jul 2021

SassuoloJul 2018 – Jul 2019€ 10M

Bolognauntil Jul 2018

CremoneseAug 2014 – Jul 2018

Parma(back from loan)Jul 2014 – Aug 2014

Pescara(on loan)Jan 2014 – Jul 2014

GGubbio(on loan)Aug 2013 – Jan 2014

Parmauntil Aug 2013

About F. Di Francesco

Federico Di Francesco is a 32-year-old winger who plays for Catanzaro, born on June 14, 1994 in Pisa, standing 171 cm tall. He is from Italy. Catanzaro currently sit 12th of 20 in the Serie B.

This season

In the current season, F. Di Francesco has made 1 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 8 minutes.

F. Di Francesco's next match is on August 30, 2026, when Catanzaro face Pisa away in the Serie B.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates F. Di Francesco at 20.9 with a Season form score of 8.4. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 14 recorded seasons, F. Di Francesco has totalled 307 club appearances with 33 goals and 21 assists for 10 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2022/23, with 36 appearances for Lecce.

F. Di Francesco's career has also included time at Palermo, Lecce, SSpal, Empoli, Sassuolo, Bologna, Cremonese, Parma, Pescara and GGubbio.

On the international stage, F. Di Francesco has represented Italy U21 and Italy U19 — 5 caps and 2 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.