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Simone Canestrelli

Top-tier performerPisa · 25 yrs

Profile

Full nameSimone Canestrelli
PositionFull-back
NationalityItaly
Age25
Date of birth11 Sept 2000
BirthplaceMontepulciano
Height192 cm
Shirt number#5
ClubPisa
Full-back
37
Appearances
1
Goals
0
Assists
3201
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Pisa.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Serie A371032016.58
Coppa Italia2001946.8

Scout report

Top-tier performerFull-back

S. Canestrelli is a 25-year-old full-back at Pisa, rated 75.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 84th of 388 on scout potential in the Serie A. In his prime years, he has been an ever-present this season (93.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.62 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Canestrelli.

Judged on this season alone, Canestrelli graded 24 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 51st of 63 of the 63 full-backs in the Serie A, on 5 clean sheets and 2.615 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 30 → 24). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 76, top 29% of the 63 full-backs in the Serie A. At 25 Canestrelli is in his prime years, and a market index of 46.8 reflects that trajectory.

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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 downBreakout: 2023/24Stepped up 2025/26
Current potentialTop 29% full-backs · Serie ACurrent season51st of 63 full-backs · Serie A51st-best full-back in the Serie A84th in the Serie A · potential18th-highest potential full-back in the Serie A
75.6
Ratingi
18th of 63 full-backs
23.5
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
93.6%
Minutes
near ever-present
2.62
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Pisa finished 20th of 20 · a relegation-threatened side

2.62
Def. / 90
40
Tackles
33
Interceptions
5
Clean sheets

2.62 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 37 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (20th 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 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 93.6% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

  • Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

With a Rating of 75.6, Canestrelli carries the 18th-highest potential of the full-backs in the Serie A (top 29%), and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Pisa finished 20th 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 (2.62 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead. 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 full-backs in the Serie A with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1
Shots on target3
Shots11

Passing

Assists0
Pass accuracy81%

Possession

Successful dribbles3
Dribble success60%
Fouls won21

Defending

Tackles40
Interceptions33
Blocks20
Fouls committed42

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.