based on the 2025/26 season · updated 20 Aug 2026
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Season stats
Full career & schedule →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
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 CONCACAF Champions League | 5 | 1 | 0 | 401 | 7.26 |
 Liga MX | 2 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 6.55 |
Scout report
A. Palavecino is a 29-year-old central midfielder at Cruz Azul, enjoying a standout season — 8 goals and 5 assists in 38 appearances, a Season grade of 52. On long-term scout potential he's rated 39.3. An experienced operator, he has been an ever-present (81.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.14 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Palavecino.
On the season, Palavecino graded 52 for current form (age-blind), on 8 goals, 5 assists and 3.138 defensive actions 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. At 29 Palavecino is in his prime years, and a market index of 9.3 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Cruz Azul finished 3rd of 18 · an upper-table side
3.14 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 7 clean sheets across 38 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (3rd of 18) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 8 goals and 5 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 81.1% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.36 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
Watch points
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
Rated 39.3 overall — developing / rotation level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.14 tackles, blocks & interceptions 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 central midfielders in the Liga MX with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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