Baeza's current-season form is down 15% on last season (Season 20→17), while his Rating climbed 19→22. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 28).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Velez Sarsfield · 3rd	21	0	0	6.51	23	20
2025/26	Velez Sarsfield · 8th	19	0	1	6.81	19	20
2024/25	Toluca · 1st	18	0	1	6.77	25	11
2023/24	Toluca · 3rd	32	1	0	6.92	35	28
2022/23	Toluca	38	0	2	6.84	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 10 earlier seasons in the full career.

Chile · international

Side	Apps	G
Chile	18	0
Chile U20	8	1

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

Scout report

Experienced headBall-winning Defensive midfielder

C. Baeza is a 32-year-old defensive midfielder at Velez Sarsfield, rated 21.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 392nd of 520 on scout potential in the Liga Profesional Argentina. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option this season (54.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.22 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Baeza.

Judged on this season alone, Baeza graded 17 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 35th of 71 of the 71 defensive midfielders in the Liga Profesional Argentina, on 0 goals, 0 assists and 4.222 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 20 → 17). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 22, 56th of 71 of the 71 defensive midfielders in the Liga Profesional Argentina. At 32 Baeza is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 2.9 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2023/24 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2023/24Trending upRemarkably consistent

Current potential56th of 71 defensive midfielders · Liga Profesional Argentina Current season35th of 71 defensive midfielders · Liga Profesional Argentina 35th-best defensive midfielder in the Liga Profesional Argentina 392nd in the Liga Profesional Argentina · potential 56th-highest potential defensive midfielder in the Liga Profesional Argentina

21.7

Ratingi

56th of 71 defensive midfielders

16.6

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

54.7%

Minutes

rotation minutes

4.22

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · Velez Sarsfield finished 3rd of 15 · an upper-table side

Apps

4.22

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

4.22 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 21 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (3rd 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.

Strengths

Defensive volume. 4.22 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Game time. Only 54.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 32, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 21.7, Baeza carries the 56th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Liga Profesional Argentina of 71. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.22 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.8× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %54.7%

Available fixtures26 of 26

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 904.222

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Pass accuracy %82

Dribble success %66.7

Cards / 900.352

Foul involvement / 902.111

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 (~7), then tapers with age. At 32, Baeza sits on 2.9, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Baeza's projected Rating — 21.7 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 Liga Profesional Argentina with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Shots2

Passing

Assists0

Chances created4

Passes804

Pass accuracy82%

Possession

Successful dribbles8

Dribble success66.7%

Duels won80

Duels won %56.3%

Fouls won13

Defending

Tackles35

Interceptions22

Blocks3

Fouls committed17

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards5

Red cards0

Transfer history

€3.1M total transfer fees · 4 moves

Velez SarsfieldJan 2025 – now

TolucaJan 2021 – Jan 2025

NecaxaJul 2019 – Jan 2021

Al-Ahli JeddahJan 2019 – Jul 2019€ 3.1M

Colo Colountil Jan 2019

About C. Baeza

Claudio Andrés Baeza Baeza is a 32-year-old defensive midfielder who plays for Velez Sarsfield, born on December 23, 1993 in Los Angeles, standing 171 cm tall. He is from Chile. Velez Sarsfield currently sit 3rd of 15 in the Liga Profesional Argentina.

This season

In the current season, C. Baeza has made 21 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 1,279 minutes, averaging a 6.8 match rating over his last 9 rated games, with 5 yellow cards.

When C. Baeza plays, Velez Sarsfield's record this season is 10W-9D-2L — and his match ratings average 7.01 at home against 6.82 on the road.

Recent matches

September 11, 2026: 1-1 draw away at Newells Old Boys (2 minutes, 6.28 rating)
August 17, 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs Defensa Y Justicia (29 minutes, 6.3 rating)
August 8, 2026: 1-1 draw away at Boca Juniors (32 minutes, 6.9 rating)
August 3, 2026: 1-0 win at home vs Independiente (7 minutes)
July 30, 2026: 3-1 win away at Talleres Cordoba (95 minutes, 6.6 rating)
July 24, 2026: 1-0 win at home vs Instituto Cordoba (78 minutes, 6.7 rating)
May 11, 2026: 0-1 loss at home vs Gimnasia L.P. (90 minutes, 7.7 rating)
May 4, 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs Newells Old Boys (96 minutes, 7.3 rating)
April 27, 2026: 2-2 draw at home vs Union Santa Fe (14 minutes, 6.9 rating)
April 14, 2026: 1-0 win at home vs Central Cordoba de Santiago (16 minutes, 6.5 rating)

C. Baeza's next match is on September 21, 2026, when Velez Sarsfield face Tigre at home in the Liga Profesional Argentina.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates C. Baeza at 21.7 with a Season form score of 16.6, ranking 392nd of 520 defensive midfielders in the Liga Profesional Argentina. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 13 career titles — among them the Super Copa International and the Super Copa. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 15 recorded seasons, C. Baeza has totalled 371 club appearances with 6 goals and 12 assists for 5 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2022/23, with 38 appearances for Toluca.

C. Baeza's career has also included time at Toluca, Necaxa, Al-Ahli Jeddah and Colo Colo.

On the international stage, C. Baeza has represented Chile and Chile U20 — 26 caps and 1 goal in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Velez Sarsfield finished 3rd of 15 · an upper-table side

Strengths

Watch points