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S. Pontisso

Solid contributorCatanzaro · 29 yrsTransferred to Cremonese

Profile

Full nameSimone Pontisso
PositionDefensive midfielder
NationalityItaly
Age29
Date of birth20 Mar 1997
BirthplaceSan Daniele del Friuli
Height184 cm
Shirt number#20
ClubCatanzaro
Defensive midfielder
40
Appearances
5
Goals
7
Assists
3066
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Catanzaro.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Serie B405730667.26
Coppa Italia100906.9

Scout report

Solid contributorDefensive midfielder

S. Pontisso is a 29-year-old defensive midfielder at Catanzaro, rated 47.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 221st of 397 on scout potential in the Serie B. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter this season (79.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.73 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Pontisso.

Judged on this season alone, Pontisso graded 45 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 11% of the 56 defensive midfielders in the Serie B, on 5 goals, 7 assists and 1.732 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 22 → 45). Across the 5 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 48, 34th of 56 of the 56 defensive midfielders in the Serie B. At 29 Pontisso is in his prime years, and a market index of 16.3 reflects that trajectory.

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

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2025/26
Current potential34th of 56 defensive midfielders · Serie BCurrent seasonTop 11% defensive midfielders · Serie B6th-best defensive midfielder in the Serie B221st in the Serie B · potential34th-highest potential defensive midfielder in the Serie B
47.7
Ratingi
34th of 56 defensive midfielders
45
Seasoni
developing / rotation level
79.2%
Minutes
a regular starter
1.73
Def. actions / 90
light defensive volume

Output in context · Catanzaro finished 5th of 20 · an upper-table side

1.73
Def. / 90
33
Tackles
19
Interceptions
10
Clean sheets

1.73 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 10 clean sheets across 40 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (5th of 20) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 5 goals and 7 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 79.2% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.35 goal involvements per 90, useful for a defensive midfielder.

Watch points

  • Defensive numbers. Modest 1.73 defensive actions per 90 for the position.

Outlook

With a Rating of 47.7, Pontisso carries the 34th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Serie B of 56. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.73 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).

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Transfer news

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