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Attacking midfielderArgentinaLiga MX

Agustín Palavecino

Project playerCruz Azul · 29 yrsStarter
25.9
33.6%
Ratingi
34.4
±0%
Seasoni
8.2
Valuei

based on the 2025/26 season · updated 20 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameAgustín Palavecino Lamela
PositionAttacking midfielder
NationalityArgentina
Age29
Date of birth9 Nov 1996
BirthplaceFlorida
Height178 cm
Shirt number#8
ClubCruz Azul
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Attacking midfielder

Season stats

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11
Appearances
3
Goals
1
Assists
821
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Cruz Azul.

Also this season

On loan at Necaxa — Leagues Cup: 3 apps, 0g 1a, 90 min

The headline Season rating covers his time at Cruz Azul; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
CONCACAF Champions League5104017.26
Liga MX200886.55

Scout report

Project playerAttacking midfielder

A. Palavecino is a 29-year-old attacking midfielder at Cruz Azul, rated 39 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 122nd of 176 on scout potential in the Liga MX. An experienced operator, he has been an ever-present this season (81.1% of available minutes). He brings 0.36 goal contributions per 90 (0.22 goals, 0.14 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Palavecino.

Judged on this season alone, Palavecino graded 34 — a solid campaign that ranks top 39% of the 18 attacking midfielders in the Liga MX, on 8 goals and 5 assists in 38 appearances (0.364 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 34 → 34). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 39, 13th of 18 of the 18 attacking midfielders in the Liga MX. At 29 Palavecino is in his prime years, and a market index of 8.2 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2024/25Holding levelRemarkably consistent
Current potential13th of 18 attacking midfielders · Liga MXCurrent seasonTop 39% attacking midfielders · Liga MX7th-best attacking midfielder in the Liga MX122nd in the Liga MX · potential13th-highest potential attacking midfielder in the Liga MX
39
Ratingi
13th of 18 attacking midfielders
34.4
Seasoni
developing / rotation level
81.1%
Minutes
near ever-present
0.36
Goal contrib / 90
productive for the role

Output in context · Cruz Azul finished 3rd of 18 · an upper-table side

38
Apps
8
Goals
5
Assists
13
G+A
0.21
Goals / app

8 goals in 38 appearances (0.21 per game) for an upper-table side. He also laid on 5 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 13 goal contributions (0.34 per appearance).

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 81.1% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Final-third output. 0.36 goal contributions per 90 (0.22 goals, 0.14 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 39, Palavecino carries the 13th-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the Liga MX of 18. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.36 goal contributions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).

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

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among attacking midfielders in the Liga MX with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals8

Passing

Assists5

Defending

Tackles84
Interceptions22
Blocks6

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards10
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.