Riccardo Pagano

Following his move to Cesena, Pagano's current-season form is level with last season (Season 11→11), while his Rating held around 56. His peak season for form remains 2025/26 (Season 11).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Cesena · 10th	1	0	7	56	11
2025/26	BariLoan · 17th	24	1	6.63	56	11
2024/25	CatanzaroLoan · 6th	27	1	6.74	60	7
2023/24	AS Roma · 6th	4	0	6.63	68	1

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 3 youth-team spells in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthCentral midfielder

R. Pagano is a 21-year-old central midfielder at Bari, rated 56 overall by Field Insider's model. A young player, he has been a fringe squad member this season (34.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.1 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Pagano.

On the season, Pagano graded 11 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 1 assist and 2.1 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 11 → 11). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2025/26.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 56. At 21 Pagano is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 20 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Pagano is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.

Peak: 2025/26Holding level4 clubs

Ratingi

a solid contributor and squad regular

10.9

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

34.5%

Minutes

limited game time

2.1

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Bari finished 17th of 20 · a lower-table side

Apps

2.1

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.1 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 24 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (17th 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 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Ceiling. High potential at just 21 — room to grow into a bigger role.

Watch points

Game time. Only 34.5% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

Rated 56 overall — a solid contributor and squad regular. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.1 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). At 21 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (97/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow. With this floor already at 21, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %34.5%

Available fixtures40 of 40

Goals / 900

Assists / 900.072

Goal contribution / 900.072

Defensive actions / 902.1

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Cards / 900

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 (~22), then tapers with age. At 21, Pagano sits on 20, still climbing toward its peak. The blue line is Pagano's projected Rating — 56 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 Serie B with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists1

Defending

Tackles20

Interceptions5

Blocks4

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0

Red cards0

Transfer history

CesenaJul 2026 – now

AS Roma(back from loan)Jun 2026 – Jul 2026

Bari(on loan)Jul 2025 – Jun 2026

AS Roma(back from loan)Jul 2025 – Jul 2025

Catanzaro(on loan)Jul 2024 – Jul 2025

AS Romauntil Jul 2024

About R. Pagano

Riccardo Pagano is a 21-year-old central midfielder who plays for Cesena, born on November 28, 2004 in Tivoli, standing 175 cm tall. He is from Italy. Cesena currently sit 10th of 20 in the Serie B.

This season

In the current season, R. Pagano has made 1 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 76 minutes.

R. Pagano's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Cesena face Virtus Entella away in the Serie B.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates R. Pagano at 56 with a Season form score of 10.9. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 4 career titles — among them the Super Cup Primavera and the Coppa Italia Primavera. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 6 recorded seasons, R. Pagano has totalled 137 club appearances with 29 goals and 2 assists for 5 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2022/23, with 31 appearances for Roma U19.

R. Pagano's career has also included time at AS Roma, Bari and Catanzaro.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.