Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Mirandes.
Also this season
On loan at AEK Larnaca — 1. Division: 13 apps, 0g 0a, 260 min
The headline Season rating covers his time at Mirandes; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Segunda División | 17 | 1 | 1 | 637 | 6.52 |
 1. Divisionat AEK Larnaca | 13 | 0 | 0 | 260 | 6.48 |
Scout report
Álex Cardero is a 22-year-old central midfielder at Mirandes, rated 57.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 184th of 452 on scout potential in the Segunda División and 785th of 2874 U-23 players tracked. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (16.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.13 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Cardero.
Judged on this season alone, Cardero graded 8 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 88th of 91 of the 91 central midfielders in the Segunda División, on 1 goal, 1 assist and 1.13 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 9 → 8). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 58, top 38% of the 91 central midfielders in the Segunda División. At 22 Cardero is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 23.3 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Mirandes finished 19th of 22 · a lower-table side
1.13 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 17 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (19th of 22) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.28 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
- Ceiling. High potential at just 22 — room to grow into a bigger role.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 16.9% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Outlook
With a Rating of 57.7, Cardero carries the 34th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Segunda División of 91 — though on just 17 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.13 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 1.9×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 22, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
