based on the 2025/26 season · updated 22 Aug 2026
Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Sampdoria.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Coppa Italia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 73 | 7.9 |
Scout report
S. Pafundi is a 20-year-old central midfielder at Sampdoria, rated 59.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 15th of 145 on scout potential in the Serie B and 100th of 653 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 22nd of 40 of the 40 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 18% of the 40 central midfielders in the Serie B. At 20 Pafundi is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 20 reflects that trajectory.
A career still climbing — Pafundi is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
Output in context · Sampdoria finished 13th of 20 · a mid-table side
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 7th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Serie B (top 18%). 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.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Serie B with 600+ minutes this season.
