Pizzini's current-season form is down 62% on last season (Season 39→15), while his Rating eased 38→20. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 39).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Emelec	20	0	3	6.92	—	—
2025/26	Velez Sarsfield · 8th	25	1	0	6.65	20	15
2024/25	Velez Sarsfield · 1st	42	7	7	7.07	38	39
2023/24	Velez Sarsfield	14	0	2	6.89	—	—
2023/24	Talleres Cordoba	22	3	2	6.89	—	—
2022/23	Talleres Cordoba	20	2	4	6.65	—	—
2022/23	Defensa Y Justicia · 12th	38	6	8	6.65	40	34

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 11 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headCentral midfielder

F. Pizzini is a 32-year-old central midfielder at Velez Sarsfield, rated 22.2 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option this season (59.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.15 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Pizzini.

On the season, Pizzini graded 19 for current form (age-blind), on 1 goal, 0 assists and 2.154 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 39 → 15). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 22. At 32 Pizzini is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 3.4 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2024/25Trending down

22.2

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

19.1

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

59.4%

Minutes

rotation minutes

2.15

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Velez Sarsfield finished 3rd of 15 · an upper-table side

Apps

2.15

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.15 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 25 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (3rd of 15) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Watch points

Game time. Only 59.4% 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 22.2 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.15 tackles, blocks & interceptions 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 %59.4%

Available fixtures25 of 24

Goals / 900.067

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.067

Defensive actions / 902.154

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Shot conversion %16.7

Shot accuracy %40

Dribble success %35.8

Cards / 900.067

Foul involvement / 903.164

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 (~9), then tapers with age. At 32, Pizzini sits on 3.4, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Pizzini's projected Rating — 22.2 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 central midfielders in the Liga Profesional Argentina with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Shots on target6

Shots15

Passing

Assists0

Chances created7

Passes479

Possession

Successful dribbles19

Dribble success35.8%

Duels won82

Duels won %42.3%

Fouls won36

Defending

Tackles20

Interceptions9

Blocks3

Fouls committed11

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1

Red cards0

Transfer history

€0.2M total transfer fees · 7 moves

EEmelecFeb 2026 – nowFree

Velez SarsfieldAug 2023 – Feb 2026

Talleres CordobaJun 2022 – Aug 2023

Defensa Y JusticiaJul 2021 – Jun 2022€ 170K

Defensa Y Justicia(on loan)Jan 2020 – Jul 2021

Independiente(back from loan)Jul 2017 – Jan 2020

OOlimpo Bahia Blanca(on loan)Jan 2016 – Jul 2017

Independienteuntil Jan 2016

About F. Pizzini

Francisco Andrés Pizzini is a 32-year-old central midfielder who plays for Velez Sarsfield, born on September 19, 1993 in Bahía Blanca, standing 177 cm tall. He is from Argentina. Velez Sarsfield currently sit 3rd of 15 in the Liga Profesional Argentina.

This season

In the current season, F. Pizzini has made 25 appearances with 1 goal and 0 assists across 1,337 minutes, with 1 yellow card.

F. Pizzini's next match is on September 6, 2026, when Velez Sarsfield face Estudiantes L.P. at home in the Liga Profesional Argentina.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates F. Pizzini at 22.2 with a Season form score of 19.1. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 11 career titles — among them the Super Copa International and the Super Copa. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 16 recorded seasons, F. Pizzini has totalled 282 club appearances with 23 goals and 41 assists for 6 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2024/25, with 42 appearances for Velez Sarsfield.

F. Pizzini's career has also included time at EEmelec, Talleres Cordoba, Defensa Y Justicia, Independiente and OOlimpo Bahia Blanca.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Velez Sarsfield finished 3rd of 15 · an upper-table side

Watch points