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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

Squad depthDefensive midfielder

C. Villalba is a 28-year-old defensive midfielder at Talleres Cordoba, rated 33.1 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (30.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.83 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 16 for current form (age-blind), on 1 goal, 0 assists and 3.826 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 31 → 16). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 33. At 28 Villalba is in his prime years, and a market index of 5.3 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
33.1
Ratingi
below regular-starter level
16
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
30.1%
Minutes
limited game time
3.83
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Talleres Cordoba finished 4th of 15 · an upper-table side

11
Apps
3.83
Def. / 90
8
Tackles
12
Interceptions
2
Clean sheets

3.83 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 11 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (4th of 15) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.17 goal involvements per 90, useful for a defensive midfielder.
  • Defensive volume. 3.83 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 30.1% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 33.1 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.83 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

Goals1
Shots on target7
Shots8

Passing

Assists0
Chances created2
Passes146
Pass accuracy73%

Possession

Duels won26
Duels won %41.3%
Fouls won5

Defending

Tackles8
Interceptions12
Blocks3
Fouls committed13

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.