C. Cueva

Cueva's current-season form is down 82% on last season (Season 44→8), while his Rating eased 37→7. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 44).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2022/23	Al-Fateh · 6th	9	0	3	6.96	7	8
2021/22	Al-Fateh · 16th	24	8	5	7.34	37	44
2020/21	Al-Fateh · 7th	15	8	7	7.41	39	39

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

Scout report

Experienced headCreative Central midfielder

C. Cueva is a 34-year-old central midfielder at Emelec, rated 6.6 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (15.8% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Cueva.

On the season, Cueva graded 8 for current form (age-blind), on 2 goals, 2 assists and 0.792 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 44 → 8). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 7. At 34 Cueva is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.7 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2021/22 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2021/22Trending down

6.6

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

8.1

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

15.8%

Minutes

limited game time

0.79

Def. actions / 90

light defensive volume

Output in context · Emelec finished 8th of 16 · a mid-table side

0.79

Def. / 90

Tackles

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Interceptions

Clean sheets

0.79 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume across 11 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.63 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
Creativity. 0.32 assists per 90 — a genuine creative outlet.

Watch points

Game time. Only 15.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 34, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 6.6 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (0.79 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %15.8%

Available fixtures40 of 40

Goals / 900.317

Assists / 900.317

Goal contribution / 900.634

Defensive actions / 900.792

Player flow

Goal involvements4

Cards / 900.158

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 (~2), then tapers with age. At 34, Cueva sits on 0.7, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Cueva's projected Rating — 6.6 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.