Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Cagliari.
Injury-affected season
Missed 5 of Cagliari's ~38 games this season through 5 injury absences (injury, thigh). He still appeared 33 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Serie A | 33 | 2 | 4 | 1918 | 6.86 |
 Coppa Italia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 133 | 6.95 |
Scout report
G. Gaetano is a 26-year-old central midfielder at Cagliari, rated 67.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 165th of 388 on scout potential in the Serie A. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (55.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.5 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Gaetano.
Judged on this season alone, Gaetano graded 34 — a strong campaign that ranks top 23% of the 68 central midfielders in the Serie A, on 2 goals, 4 assists and 2.496 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 25 → 34). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2021/22.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 67, top 40% of the 68 central midfielders in the Serie A. At 26 Gaetano is in his prime years, and a market index of 41.7 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Gaetano missed 5 games through injury (injury, thigh) out of roughly 38 this season. The 33 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.
Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Cagliari finished 14th of 20 · a lower-table side
2.5 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 33 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (14th 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 4 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.28 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 55.9% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Outlook
With a Rating of 67.3, Gaetano carries the 27th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Serie A (top 40%), and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Cagliari finished 14th 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 moderate defensive volume (2.5 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around. Doing it for a lesser side, he profiles as a value buy for a club higher up the table.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Serie A with 600+ minutes this season.
