Following his move to Sarmiento Junin, Villalba's current-season form is level with last season (Season 31→31), while his Rating eased 46→37. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 36).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Sarmiento Junin	11	1	0	6.62	—	—
2025/26	Sarmiento Junin · 8th	25	2	0	6.81	37	31
2024/25	Platense · 10th	29	0	1	6.71	46	31
2023/24	Emelec	20	1	0	6.43	—	—
2022/23	Platense · 19th	24	0	0	6.96	47	36

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 1 earlier season in the full career.

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, ranking 269th of 557 on scout potential in the Liga Profesional Argentina. 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.

Judged on this season alone, Villalba graded 31 — a strong campaign that ranks top 17% of the 66 defensive midfielders in the Liga Profesional Argentina, on 2 goals, 0 assists and 4.263 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 31 → 31). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 37, 34th of 66 of the 66 defensive midfielders in the Liga Profesional Argentina. At 28 Villalba is in his prime years, and a market index of 8.3 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2022/23Holding levelRemarkably consistent

Current potential34th of 66 defensive midfielders · Liga Profesional Argentina Current seasonTop 17% defensive midfielders · Liga Profesional Argentina11th-best defensive midfielder in the Liga Profesional Argentina269th in the Liga Profesional Argentina · potential34th-highest potential defensive midfielder in the Liga Profesional Argentina

37.1

Ratingi

34th of 66 defensive midfielders

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

4.26

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

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

With a Rating of 37.1, Villalba carries the 34th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Liga Profesional Argentina of 66. 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.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %66%

Available fixtures32 of 32

Goals / 900.095

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.095

Defensive actions / 904.263

Player flow

Goal involvements2

Shot conversion %100

Shot accuracy %50

Dribble success %66.7

Cards / 900.521

Foul involvement / 904.121

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 (~14), then tapers with age. At 28, Villalba sits on 8.3, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Villalba's projected Rating — 37.1 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.