Francesco Bardi

Bardi's current-season form is level with last season (Season 11→11), while his Rating held around 18. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 39).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	CS	CS%	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Mantova · 2nd	7	1	14%	6.66	18	11
2025/26	MantovaLoan · 9th	21	5	24%	6.78	18	11
2025/26	Palermo	1	0	0%	6.6	—	—
2024/25	Reggiana · 13th	36	8	22%	6.86	32	16
2023/24	Reggiana · 11th	30	8	27%	7.13	33	21
2022/23	Bologna · 9th	37	0	0%	7.7	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 12 earlier seasons in the full career.

Italy · international

Side	Apps	G
Italy U21	24	0
Italy U19	6	0
Italy U17	1	0

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

Scout report

Experienced headGoalkeeper

F. Bardi is a 34-year-old goalkeeper at Mantova, rated 18.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 101st of 115 on scout potential in the Serie B. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option this season (55.4% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Bardi.

Judged on this season alone, Bardi graded 11 — a solid campaign that ranks top 40% of the 20 goalkeepers in the Serie B, on 5 clean sheets across 21 appearances.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 11 → 11). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 18, 17th of 20 of the 20 goalkeepers in the Serie B. At 34 Bardi is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 2.3 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2020/21 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2020/21Trending down4 clubs

Current potential17th of 20 goalkeepers · Serie B Current seasonTop 40% goalkeepers · Serie B 8th-best goalkeeper in the Serie B 101st in the Serie B · potential 17th-highest potential goalkeeper in the Serie B

18.3

Ratingi

17th of 20 goalkeepers

11.4

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

55.4%

Minutes

rotation minutes

Def. actions / 90

light defensive volume

Output in context · Mantova finished 9th of 20 · a mid-table side

Apps

Clean sheets

24%

CS rate

55.4%

Minutes

5 clean sheets in 21 appearances (24% of games).

Watch points

Game time. Only 55.4% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 34, 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 18.3, Bardi carries the 17th-highest potential of the goalkeepers in the Serie B of 20. A rotation minutes keeper carrying the gloves this season. Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %55.4%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 900

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Cards / 900.048

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 34, Bardi sits on 2.3, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Bardi's projected Rating — 18.3 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 goalkeepers in the Serie B with 600+ minutes this season.

Goalkeeping

Clean sheets5

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1

Red cards0

Transfer history

€1M total transfer fees · 6 moves

MantovaJun 2026 – now

Mantova(on loan)Jan 2026 – Jun 2026

PalermoAug 2025 – Jan 2026

ReggianaJul 2023 – Aug 2025Free

BolognaJul 2021 – Jul 2023

FrosinoneJul 2018 – Jul 2021€ 1M

Interuntil Jul 2018

About F. Bardi

Francesco Bardi is a 34-year-old goalkeeper who plays for Mantova, born on January 18, 1992 in Livorno, standing 188 cm tall. He is from Italy. Mantova currently sit 2nd of 20 in the Serie B.

This season

In the current season, F. Bardi has made 7 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 630 minutes, averaging a 7.2 match rating over his last 1 rated games, with 1 yellow card. His season has spanned the Coppa Italia and the Serie B.

Recent matches

August 16, 2026: 2-0 win away at Lazio (90 minutes, 7.2 rating)

F. Bardi's next match is on October 27, 2026, when Mantova face Cremonese at home in the Serie B.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates F. Bardi at 18.3 with a Season form score of 11.4, ranking 101st of 115 goalkeepers in the Serie B. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 17 recorded seasons, F. Bardi has totalled 399 club appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists for 9 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2016/17, with 41 appearances for Frosinone.

F. Bardi's career has also included time at Palermo, Reggiana, Bologna, Frosinone and Inter.

On the international stage, F. Bardi has represented Italy U21, Italy U19, Italy U17 — 31 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Also this season

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Mantova finished 9th of 20 · a mid-table side

Watch points