based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026
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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Pisa.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Coppa Italia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 6.7 |
Scout report
Tomás Esteves is a 24-year-old central defender at Bari, rated 51.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 39th of 145 on scout potential in the Serie B. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (19.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.3 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Esteves.
Judged on this season alone, Esteves graded 7 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 31st of 37 of the 37 centre-backs in the Serie B, on 2 clean sheets and 2.301 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 20 → 7). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 52, top 33% of the 37 centre-backs in the Serie B. At 24 Esteves is in his prime years, and a market index of 20.5 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Bari finished 17th of 20 · a lower-table side
2.3 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 15 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.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 19.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Outlook
With a Rating of 51.7, Esteves carries the 12th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Serie B of 37 — though on just 15 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.3 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 centre-backs in the Serie B with 600+ minutes this season.
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