Following his move to Platense, Merlini's current-season form is level with last season (Season 18→17), while his Rating eased 23→21. His peak season for form remains 2025/26 (Season 18).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Platense · 12th	22	3	1	6.9	22	14
2025/26	Gimnasia L.P. · 8th	24	1	2	6.79	23	18
2024/25	Libertad Asuncion	23	0	0	—	—	—
2023/24	Libertad Asuncion	12	2	0	—	—	—
2022/23	Libertad Asuncion	21	6	0	—	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 7 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headWinger

B. Merlini is a 31-year-old winger at Platense, rated 21.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 425th of 538 on scout potential in the Liga Profesional Argentina. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option this season (35.7% of available minutes). He brings 0.42 goal contributions per 90 (0.31 goals, 0.1 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Merlini.

Judged on this season alone, Merlini graded 17 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 31st of 62 of the 62 wingers in the Liga Profesional Argentina, on 3 goals and 1 assist in 22 appearances (0.415 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 18 → 17).

On long-term talent our Rating reads 21, 53rd of 62 of the 62 wingers in the Liga Profesional Argentina. At 31 Merlini is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 3.4 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2025/26 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2025/26Holding level

Current potential53rd of 62 wingers · Liga Profesional Argentina · 22 apps Current season31st of 62 wingers · Liga Profesional Argentina · 22 apps 31st-best winger in the Liga Profesional Argentina 425th in the Liga Profesional Argentina · potential 53rd-highest potential winger in the Liga Profesional Argentina

21.3

Ratingi

53rd of 62 wingers

17.2

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

35.7%

Minutes

rotation minutes

0.42

Goal contrib / 90

productive for the role

Output in context · Platense finished 12th of 15 · a lower-table side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.14

Goals / app

3 goals in 22 appearances (0.14 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 1 assist for 4 goal contributions in all.

Strengths

Final-third output. 0.42 goal contributions per 90 (0.31 goals, 0.1 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

Game time. Only 35.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 31, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 21.3, Merlini carries the 53rd-highest potential of the wingers in the Liga Profesional Argentina of 62 — though on just 22 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.42 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %35.7%

Available fixtures27 of 27

Goals / 900.311

Assists / 900.104

Goal contribution / 900.415

Defensive actions / 901.142

Player flow

Goal involvements4

Shot conversion %37.5

Shot accuracy %57.1

Pass accuracy %84

Dribble success %34.6

Cards / 900

Foul involvement / 904.671

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 ages 23–27 (~8), then tapers with age. At 31, Merlini sits on 3.4, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Merlini's projected Rating — 21.3 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 wingers in the Liga Profesional Argentina with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals3

Shots on target8

Shots14

Passing

Assists1

Chances created15

Passes438

Pass accuracy84%

Possession

Successful dribbles9

Dribble success34.6%

Duels won58

Duels won %53.2%

Fouls won36

Defending

Tackles9

Interceptions2

Fouls committed9

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0

Red cards0

Transfer history

PlatenseJan 2026 – nowFree

Gimnasia L.P.until Jan 2026

Free agentDec 2025 – Jan 2026Free

Gimnasia L.P.Jan 2025 – Dec 2025Free Transfer

LLibertad AsuncionJan 2021 – Jan 2025

Defensa Y Justicia(on loan)Jan 2019 – Jan 2021

San Lorenzountil Jan 2019

About B. Merlini

Bautista Merlini is a 31-year-old winger who plays for Platense, born on July 4, 1995 in Vicente López, standing 179 cm tall. He is from Argentina. Platense currently sit 12th of 15 in the Liga Profesional Argentina.

This season

In the current season, B. Merlini has made 22 appearances with 3 goals and 1 assist across 867 minutes, averaging a 6.94 match rating over his last 10 rated games. His season has spanned the Liga Profesional Argentina and the CONMEBOL Libertadores. Though primarily a winger, he has also lined up in midfield this season.

When B. Merlini plays, Platense's record this season is 4W-8D-9L — and his match ratings average 6.87 at home against 6.89 on the road.

Recent matches

October 5, 2026: 2-2 draw away at Velez Sarsfield (65 minutes, 1 goal, 7.15 rating)
September 20, 2026: 0-1 loss at home vs Newells Old Boys (68 minutes, 6.5 rating)
September 4, 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs Deportivo Riestra (90 minutes, 6.24 rating)
August 23, 2026: 2-1 win away at Barracas Central (14 minutes, 1 assist, 7.5 rating)
August 3, 2026: 0-4 loss at home vs Talleres Cordoba (45 minutes, 6.5 rating)
July 30, 2026: 1-2 loss away at Instituto Cordoba (96 minutes, 7.3 rating)
July 25, 2026: 2-2 draw at home vs Union Santa Fe (17 minutes, 1 goal, 7.7 rating)
May 3, 2026: 0-2 loss at home vs Estudiantes L.P. (16 minutes, 6.3 rating)
April 25, 2026: 0-1 loss at home vs San Lorenzo (25 minutes, 6.6 rating)
April 20, 2026: 3-4 loss away at Central Cordoba de Santiago (34 minutes, 1 goal, 7.6 rating)

B. Merlini's next match is on October 11, 2026, when Platense face Argentinos JRS at home in the Liga Profesional Argentina.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates B. Merlini at 21.3 with a Season form score of 17.2, ranking 425th of 538 wingers in the Liga Profesional Argentina. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 10 career titles — among them the Division Profesional and the Copa Paraguay. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 12 recorded seasons, B. Merlini has totalled 189 club appearances with 18 goals and 4 assists for 6 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2020/21, with 33 appearances for Club Guarani.

B. Merlini's career has also included time at Gimnasia L.P., LLibertad Asuncion, Defensa Y Justicia and San Lorenzo.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Platense finished 12th of 15 · a lower-table side

Strengths

Watch points