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59.5
10.4%
Ratingi
16.3
1937.5%
Seasoni
20
Valuei

Profile

Full nameSimone Pafundi
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalityItaly
Age20
Date of birth14 Mar 2006
Height166 cm
Shirt number#20
ClubSampdoria
Central midfielderalso played FWD

Season stats

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26
Appearances
1
Goals
3
Assists
1053
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Sampdoria.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Serie B261310536.77
Coppa Italiaat Udinese100156.3

Scout report

Squad depthCreative Central midfielder

S. Pafundi is a 20-year-old central midfielder at Sampdoria, rated 59.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 91st of 397 on scout potential in the Serie B and 222nd of 994 U-21 players tracked. A young player, he has been a fringe squad member this season (30.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.54 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Pafundi.

Judged on this season alone, Pafundi graded 16 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 45th of 79 of the 79 central midfielders in the Serie B, on 1 goal, 3 assists and 1.538 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 1 → 16). Across the 5 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 60, top 22% of the 79 central midfielders in the Serie B. At 20 Pafundi is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 20 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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A career still climbing — Pafundi is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2025/26
Current potentialTop 22% central midfielders · Serie BCurrent season45th of 79 central midfielders · Serie B45th-best central midfielder in the Serie B91st in the Serie B · potential17th-highest potential central midfielder in the Serie B222nd-highest potential U-21 tracked
59.5
Ratingi
17th of 79 central midfielders
16.3
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
30.8%
Minutes
limited game time
1.54
Def. actions / 90
light defensive volume

Output in context · Sampdoria finished 13th of 20 · a mid-table side

1.54
Def. / 90
12
Tackles
6
Interceptions
3
Clean sheets

1.54 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 26 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 3 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.34 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
  • Ceiling. High potential at just 20 — room to grow into a bigger role.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 30.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

With a Rating of 59.5, Pafundi carries the 17th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Serie B (top 22%). Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.54 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. At 20 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (98/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow. With this floor already at 20, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.

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