Field Insider
33.1
10.8%
Ratingi
31.2
±0%
Seasoni
8.3
Valuei

based on the 2025 season · updated 22 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameCarlos Gabriel Villalba Rivas
PositionDefensive midfielder
NationalityArgentina
Age28
Date of birth19 Jul 1998
BirthplaceResistencia
Height175 cm
Shirt number#25
ClubTalleres Cordoba
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Defensive midfielder

Season stats

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11
Appearances
1
Goals
0
Assists
541
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Sarmiento Junin.

Also this season

On loan at Sarmiento Junin — Copa Argentina: 1 apps, 0g 0a, 90 min

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

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Liga Profesional Argentinaat Sarmiento Junin11105416.62

Scout report

Project playerBall-winning Defensive midfielder

C. Villalba is a 28-year-old defensive midfielder at Sarmiento Junin, rated 37.1 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter this season (66% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.26 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Villalba.

On the season, Villalba graded 31 for current form (age-blind), on 2 goals, 0 assists and 4.263 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 31 → 15). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 37. At 28 Villalba is in his prime years, and a market index of 8.3 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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Past his 2022/23 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2022/23Trending down
37.1
Ratingi
developing / rotation level
31.2
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
66%
Minutes
a regular starter
4.26
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Sarmiento Junin finished 8th of 15 · a mid-table side

25
Apps
4.26
Def. / 90
48
Tackles
38
Interceptions
6
Clean sheets

4.26 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 6 clean sheets across 25 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 66% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Defensive volume. 4.26 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

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

Outlook

Rated 37.1 overall — developing / rotation level. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.26 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).

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

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the Liga Profesional Argentina with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals2

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles48
Interceptions38
Blocks4

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards11
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.