Adrián Balboa

Following his move to Racing Club, Balboa's current-season form is down 51% on last season (Season 35→17), while his Rating eased 36→20. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 35).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Nizhny Novgorod · 15th	12	3	0	6.57	11	12
2025/26	Racing Club · 3rd	26	5	0	6.68	20	17
2024/25	Racing Club	38	8	2	6.99	—	—
2024/25	Union Santa Fe · 9th	39	8	2	6.99	36	35
2023/24	Deportivo Pereira	12	4	0	7.13	—	—
2023/24	Defensor Sporting	20	8	0	—	—	—
2022/23	Defensor Sporting	34	10	0	—	—	—
2021/22	Belgrano Cordoba	29	7	0	—	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 8 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headCentre-forward

A. Balboa is a 32-year-old centre-forward at Racing Club, rated 19.6 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option this season (36.7% of available minutes). He brings 0.37 goal contributions per 90 (0.37 goals, 0 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Balboa.

On the season, Balboa graded 17 for current form (age-blind), on 5 goals and 0 assists in 26 appearances (0.369 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 35 → 17).

On long-term talent our Rating reads 20. At 32 Balboa is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 3.1 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2024/25Trending down

19.6

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

17.2

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

36.7%

Minutes

rotation minutes

0.37

Goal contrib / 90

productive for the role

Output in context · Racing Club finished 3rd of 15 · an upper-table side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.19

Goals / app

5 goals in 26 appearances (0.19 per game) for an upper-table side.

Strengths

Final-third output. 0.37 goal contributions per 90 (0.37 goals, 0 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

Game time. Only 36.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 32, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 19.6 overall — below regular-starter level. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.37 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.8× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %36.7%

Available fixtures37 of 37

Goals / 900.369

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.369

Defensive actions / 901.769

Player flow

Goal involvements5

Cards / 900.295

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around age 32 (~3), then tapers with age. At 32, Balboa sits on 3.1, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Balboa's projected Rating — 19.6 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-forwards in the First League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals5

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles20

Interceptions2

Blocks2

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4

Red cards0

Transfer history

Nizhny NovgorodJan 2026 – now

Racing ClubJan 2025 – Jan 2026

Union Santa FeJan 2024 – Jan 2025Free

Deportivo PereiraJul 2023 – Jan 2024

DDefensor Sportinguntil Jul 2023

Belgrano Cordoba(back from loan)Jan 2023 – Jul 2023

DDefensor SportingJan 2023 – Jan 2023

DDefensor Sporting(on loan)Jan 2022 – Jan 2023

Belgrano Cordoba(back from loan)Jan 2021 – Jan 2022

Racing Santander(on loan)Sept 2020 – Jan 2021

AAlianza Lima(on loan)Jul 2019 – Sept 2020

AAntofagasta(on loan)Jan 2019 – Jul 2019

Belgrano CordobaJul 2018 – Jan 2019Free

Sarmiento Junin(on loan)Jul 2016 – Jul 2018

Liverpooluntil Jul 2016

About A. Balboa

Adrián Martín Balboa Camacho is a 32-year-old centre-forward who plays for Nizhny Novgorod, born on January 19, 1994 in Montevideo, standing 186 cm tall. He is from Uruguay. Nizhny Novgorod currently sit 1st of 18 in the First League.

This season

In the current season, A. Balboa has made 12 appearances with 3 goals and 0 assists across 811 minutes, with 3 yellow cards.

A. Balboa's next match is on August 30, 2026, when Nizhny Novgorod face Volga Ulyanovsk at home in the First League.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates A. Balboa at 19.6 with a Season form score of 17.2. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 6 career titles — among them the CONMEBOL Recopa and the Copa Uruguay. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 13 recorded seasons, A. Balboa has totalled 346 club appearances with 80 goals and 12 assists for 15 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2024/25, with 39 appearances for Union Santa Fe.

A. Balboa's career has also included time at Racing Club, Union Santa Fe, Deportivo Pereira, DDefensor Sporting, Belgrano Cordoba, Racing Santander, AAlianza Lima, AAntofagasta, Sarmiento Junin and Liverpool.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Also this season

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Racing Club finished 3rd of 15 · an upper-table side

Strengths

Watch points