Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · 1. FC Köln.
Injury-affected season
Missed 5 of 1. FC Köln's ~34 games this season through 5 injury absences (injury, muscle). He still appeared 14 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.
Also this season
Earlier this season at Union St. Gilloise — Jupiler Pro League: 5 apps, 0g 0a, 149 min
The headline Season rating covers his time at 1. FC Köln; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bundesliga | 14 | 1 | 3 | 670 | 6.8 |
 Jupiler Pro Leagueat Union St. Gilloise | 5 | 0 | 0 | 149 | 6.58 |
 Friendlies Clubsat Union St. Gilloise | 1 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 6.7 |
Scout report
A. Castro-Montes is a 29-year-old defensive midfielder at 1. FC Köln, rated 41.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 260th of 325 on scout potential in the Bundesliga. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (25.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.36 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Castro-Montes.
Judged on this season alone, Castro-Montes graded 22 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 45th of 55 of the 55 defensive midfielders in the Bundesliga, on 1 goal, 3 assists and 3.358 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 18 → 22). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 42, 49th of 55 of the 55 defensive midfielders in the Bundesliga. At 29 Castro-Montes is in his prime years, and a market index of 13.7 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Castro-Montes missed 5 games through injury (injury, muscle) out of roughly 34 this season. The 14 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.
Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · 1. FC Köln finished 14th of 18 · a lower-table side
3.36 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 14 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (14th of 18) 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 3 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.54 goal involvements per 90, useful for a defensive midfielder.
- Creativity. 0.4 assists per 90 — a genuine creative outlet.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 25.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 41.6, Castro-Montes carries the 49th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Bundesliga of 55 — though on just 14 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.36 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. 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.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
