Carlos Benavídez

Benavídez's current-season form is down 69% on last season (Season 13→4), while his Rating eased 62→44. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 31).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Alaves · 14th	13	0	0	6.64	44	4
2024/25	Alaves · 15th	31	1	1	6.75	62	13
2023/24	Alaves · 10th	33	3	1	6.78	72	31
2022/23	Alaves · 4th	37	1	0	6.8	61	21
2022/23	Independiente · 14th	12	1	0	6.7	45	9
2021/22	Independiente · 9th	6	2	0	7.02	46	5

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 6 earlier seasons in the full career.

Uruguay · international

Side	Apps	G
Uruguay U23	2	0
Uruguay U20	12	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthBall-winning Defensive midfielder

C. Benavídez is a 28-year-old defensive midfielder at Alaves, rated 43.8 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (9.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.79 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Benavídez.

On the season, Benavídez graded 4 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 0 assists and 4.793 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 13 → 4). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 44. At 28 Benavídez is in his prime years, and a market index of 17.4 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending downStepped up 2023/24Injury-hit 2025/26

43.8

Ratingi

developing / rotation level

3.9

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

9.9%

Minutes

limited game time

4.79

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · Alaves finished 14th of 20 · a lower-table side

Apps

4.79

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

4.79 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume across 13 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (14th of 20) 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.

Strengths

Defensive volume. 4.79 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 89.4/100).

Watch points

Game time. Only 9.9% 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 43.8 overall — developing / rotation level. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.79 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 %9.9%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 904.793

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Cards / 900.266

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 (~29), then tapers with age. At 28, Benavídez sits on 17.4, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Benavídez's projected Rating — 43.8 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 defensive midfielders in the La Liga with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles11

Interceptions2

Blocks5

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1

Red cards0

Transfer history

€2.2M total transfer fees · 2 moves

AlavesJul 2022 – now

IndependienteJun 2018 – Jul 2022€ 2.2M

DDefensor Sportinguntil Jun 2018

About C. Benavídez

Carlos Nahuel Benavídez Protesoni is a 28-year-old defensive midfielder who plays for Alaves, born on March 30, 1998 in Montevideo, standing 185 cm tall. He is from Uruguay. Alaves currently sit 4th of 20 in the La Liga.

This season

In the current season, C. Benavídez has made 13 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 338 minutes, with 1 yellow card.

C. Benavídez's next match is on August 28, 2026, when Alaves face Villarreal at home in the La Liga.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates C. Benavídez at 43.8 with a Season form score of 3.9. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the CONMEBOL U20. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 11 recorded seasons, C. Benavídez has totalled 195 club appearances with 10 goals and 3 assists for 3 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2022/23, with 37 appearances for Alaves.

C. Benavídez's career has also included time at Independiente and DDefensor Sporting.

On the international stage, C. Benavídez has represented Uruguay U23 and Uruguay U20 — 14 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Alaves finished 14th of 20 · a lower-table side

Strengths

Watch points

Outlook

Per 90 & availability

Player flow

Season-by-season progression

Value & potential by age

Season statistics

Shooting

Passing

Defending

Yellow/red cards

Transfer history

About C. Benavídez

This season

Field Insider's view

Career

Transfer news

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Career

Per 90 & availability

Player flow

Season-by-season progression

Value & potential by age

Transfer history

About C. Benavídez

This season

Field Insider's view

Career

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