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Best Players in Serie B is Joel Pohjanpalo, Bogdan Popov, Fares Ghedjemis, Tommaso Berti, Luca Magnino, Oliver Abildgaard, Matias Antonini
The second league in the Italian football is Serie B. It 's a dynamic league with lots of talented players. Serie B 2020-22 season officially started on 22th of August 2025 and as of 12th of October 2025 there a lot of changes made in the players.
In this article we are going to talk about the best players in Serie B and what they can do with terms of goal ratio, assists, defensive moves and overall contribution to their team.
Finnish finisher Joel Pohjanpalo, 31, grabbed by Palermo in 2025 for €4.8m from Venezia, two-year deal after he'd bagged 11 in Serie B there.
Career haul: two top-scorer crowns in Finland, three league titles with HJK, and stints at Leverkusen. 2024/25 saw 6 goals in 20 Serie A games despite relegation, clinical 7.5 xG overperformance.
This season: four goals, one assist in seven starts, 21 shots, leading Serie B scoring. Palermo's attack clicks around him, promotion feels close.
French winger Fares Ghedjemis, 23, snapped up by Frosinone in January 2024 for €300k. No major trophies yet, but his speed turned heads in France's lower tiers.
Last season, 2024/25: 21 sub apps, two goals, one assists off the bench, 1.8 dribbles per 90. Helped Frosinone stay up.
Now starting more, three goals and 2 assists in seven games, hugging the right flank with crosses (2.5 per match). Frosinone's counter-threat? All him. Building a name, could hit double digits by May.
Ukrainian teen sensation Bogdan Popov, 18, lured to Empoli in July 2025, four-year deal with option, his big European leap. Son of ex-pro Ruslan, he shone in Ukraine's U19s.
2024/25: 34 apps Empoli FC U20, 10 goals, but senior debut late. No senior trophies, just youth promise.
In Serie B now, three starts, four goals already, towering at 6'4" for header. Empoli's survival hinges on his growth, raw but exciting, like a Haaland lite in the making.
Top spot goes to Italy's Ettore Gliozzi, 30, traded to Modena in January 2024 for Nicholas Bonfanti in a swap from Como—18 months left on deal. Path wound through Albinoleffe, Pisa, Monza loans; U19 caps for Azzurri. No huge silverware, but consistent scorer, 10 goals in Serie B with Pisa in 2023.
2024/25: 24 games, 4 goals, one assists, 55% shot conversion.
This year? Five goals in 7 matches. Modena's spearhead, his hold-up and link play elevate everyone. Promotion favorite.
Danish Oliver Abildgaard, 29, signed for Sampdoria on August 19, 2025, on a free after leaving Como, two-year pact to rebuild post-relegation. He won Scotland's league and cup with Rangers on loan in 2021.
In 2024/25, while at Como (in Serie A), he played very little, for example with only 7 minutes.
Now, in Serie B, he's fired up: seven starts, two assists, no goals yet, but 7.8 rating in their 4-1 thrashing of Pescara. Sampdoria's attack flows better with him screening, expect goals soon as he settles
Homegrown Italian Luca Magnino, 28, stuck with Modena since 2022 on a permanent deal switch from Pordenone, extending in 2025 to 2027. He helped them snag Serie C promotion in 2022 with a title and Supercoppa win, scoring the winner in the final.
Last year, 2024/25, central mid role saw 29 appearances, one goals, five assists, and 82.4% pass accuracy.
This season, seven starts already, three assists, pushing their unbeaten run. No international nods, but his consistency, rare errors, makes him Modena's heartbeat. They're hovering play-off spots because of shifts like his.
Young gun Tommaso Berti, 21, broke through at Cesena, signing pro in 2021 from their youth after a Fiorentina loan spell, simple academy path, no transfer drama. He lifted Serie C Supercoppa and league with them in 2024, plus a Primavera Supercoppa earlier.
In 2024/25, attacking mid duties: 28 games, one goals, two assists, with three shots per match on average. Dribbles (2.1 success rate) lit up promotion charge.
Now in Serie B, seven matches in, three assist, ten shots (one on target so far). Cesena's surprise package up top? His creativity. Scouts whisper about bigger moves if they climb.
Brazilian center-back Matias Antonini, 27, locked in with Catanzaro on a two-year deal in summer 2023 for from Inter's youth setup—his first real senior shot in Italy.
Raised in Porto Alegre, he won the Coppa Italia Primavera with Inter in 2016. Last term, 2024/25, he anchored 15 starts, and 72.7% duel wins. Tackles averaged 2.5 per game, helping Catanzaro avoid the drop.
This season, he's played all seven, with a 7.32 rating in their latest win over Monza, adding one goal. Catanzaro's mid-table comfort owes a lot to his grit.
Finland's top goalkeeper at 32 years old, Joronen joined Palermo on a free from Venezia in August 2025 when his contract expired, having spent some seasons there, helping them to Serie B success in 2022, and having made 14 clean sheets all season. He also spent 9 games with Venezia in Serie A in 2024/25, making 64. 3% of the saves but failing to prevent relegation.
Achievements: 3 Finnish league titles with HJK Helsinki in the early season. Also €5m move to Brescia in 2019 where he made his debut in Serie A. In 2025/26, he has started every game for Palermo with four clean sheets in seven games.
This 21-year-old Palmisani Italian shot up from the youth ranks to hold down Frosinone's net. He came through their academy, signing his first pro deal back in 2022 without a big fee, just internal promotion after impressing in Primavera.
Winning the European Under-19 title with Italy in 2023, where he kept three shutouts in the tournament. This year, he's started all seven games, conceding 7 goals and nabbing three clean sheets. Frosinone sits third thanks to his steady hands, quick reflexes and good distribution make him a promotion contender's dream. If he keeps this up, Serie A scouts will circle.
Serie B’s early weeks bring out the fight in every match. Some block, some score, some set up plays that turn games. Numbers like goals and assists show their work, but it’s the hustle and heart that fans remember.
With the season just past a quarter, the table’s still a toss-up—promotion spots and relegation fights are anyone’s game. Watch close as new names rise and veterans hold steady, pushing their squads toward the top or out of danger. This is football at its grittiest.