Who is Niccolò Pisilli? Age, club, position and stats

Niccolò Pisilli was born in Rome on 23 September 2004, joined Roma’s academy in 2012 and now wears No.61 for the senior team. Sources list him as a central midfielder, while FotMob gives defensive midfield as his main position with central and attacking midfield as secondary roles.

He is in the conversation for a reason. As of 11 November 2026 he has three Serie A goals in ten matches, with a fresh contribution against Torino and Cagliari, and he has done it for a Roma side also playing in the Champions League.

Age, club and contract

Pisilli is 22, an Italian international, and a Roma player on a contract extended in February 2025 to 30 June 2029. He is not on loan, and we found no current injury or squad-status issue. Before joining Roma in 2012 he played for ASD Helios, which makes him a genuine homegrown name, something close to a rarity at that level.

Football Manager 2027 shows him as 21; that is game data lagging behind the calendar, and his real age is 22.

Position and profile

He is right-footed and best described as a box-to-box No.8: someone who collects second balls in front of the back line, supports build-up and still arrives late in the box. Most of his goals come from the edge of or inside the area, which is why he does not fit the pure No.6 role that FotMob’s label suggests.

At 1.81m (Wikipedia; 180 in FM) he copes with Serie A’s physical midfield contests, and his secondary roles are defensive and attacking midfield.

2026/27 and the 2025/26 comparison

According to FotMob, Pisilli has played ten Serie A games this season, starting four, for 446 minutes, scoring three times with no assists. Wikipedia’s table agrees on ten league games and three goals and adds four Champions League appearances and one goal, a total of 14 matches and four goals as of 7 November. His average FotMob rating is 7.09, a solid mark for someone moving between the starting XI and the bench.

The 2025/26 baseline was 25 league games and two goals, one Coppa Italia match, and eight European matches with two goals, 34 matches and four goals in all. So he has already matched last season’s league goal tally in eleven rounds, though we could not verify 2025/26 minutes or assists and will not compute per-90 comparisons.

Career path and international record

Pisilli came through Roma’s youth ranks, won the Coppa Italia Primavera in 2022-23 and made his senior debut as a late substitute in a 2-0 home defeat to Inter on 6 May 2023. His first professional goal arrived in stoppage time of a 3-0 Europa League win over Sheriff Tiraspol on 14 December 2023, and he made 41 appearances in 2024-25, 28 of them in Serie A.

With Italy he won the 2023 U19 European Championship, finished as runner-up at the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup, and has five goals in 21 U21 caps. His senior debut came on 10 October 2024 in a 2-2 draw with Belgium; he has four caps and no goals. He was named Serie A Rising Star of the Month in May 2026.

Key matches

The Cagliari win on 27 October 2026, 2-1, captures his season. Per Calciomercato’s live coverage, Cagliari went ahead from a penalty in the tenth minute after a handball by Pisilli, Lulli equalised on 15 minutes, and Pisilli scored the go-ahead goal on 22 from a Lulli assist. It was a match that showed both the risk and the impact of a young midfielder at high tempo.

He also scored away at Torino in September 2026; live reports describe a hard strike from around the area, but the exact build-up is unclear in the sources we could access, so we only report the goal. Both games support the picture of a midfielder who joins the attack late, although we have no xG data to show it is repeatable.

Strengths and open questions

The strengths: tactical familiarity from a lifetime at the club, well-timed arrivals in the box, activity around second balls, and international experience at U19, U20, U21 and senior level. Playing about 40 matches a year at his age is also worth noting.

The open questions: the Cagliari penalty hints at occasional discipline lapses, his average is only about 45 minutes per appearance this season (446 over ten games), and he has no assists. We could not verify passing accuracy or key-pass numbers, so we say nothing about them.

How he looks in Football Manager 2027

In Football Manager 2027 he is a Roma DM and M/AM C, 21, 180cm, right-footed, signed to 2029, with a very high potential rating. This is game data, not real performance, and it is shown here only as context; the real-life reading is a box-to-box No.8.

Could he suit a Turkish Süper Lig side?

Financially, a homegrown Roma player contracted to 2029 with a FotMob peak value around €36m is well beyond most Süper Lig budgets, so a move is not realistic in the near term. At most it is a theoretical option for the very largest clubs, and not based on any confirmed talks.

In terms of profile, a No.8 who wins second balls and arrives late is the type Galatasaray or Fenerbahçe could consider in a two-man midfield. That is a tactical observation based on possible fit, not on any knowledge of those clubs’ plans.

GegenSports view

The data shows a young midfielder with regular minutes at a European club and rising goal involvement. His performance profile is worth researching, but without assist, passing and defensive data any ‘elite’ label would be premature. The numbers to watch are starts, non-goal output (key passes, xA), ball-winning and discipline.

Frequently asked questions

How old is Niccolò Pisilli?

Born 23 September 2004, he is 22 as of 11 November 2026.

Where is Pisilli from?

Rome, Italy.

Which club does Pisilli play for?

Roma, on a contract to 30 June 2029.

What position does he play?

Right-footed central midfielder, also used in defensive and attacking midfield.

How many goals has Pisilli scored this season?

Three in 10 Serie A games per FotMob, four in all competitions including the Champions League.