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Full nameCristian Ignacio Paz
PositionCentre-back
NationalityArgentina
Age31
Date of birth24 Apr 1995
BirthplaceLomas de Zamora
Height184 cm
Shirt number#22
ClubDeportivo Riestra
Centre-back
28
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
2554
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Deportivo Riestra.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Liga Profesional Argentina150013616.75
CONMEBOL Sudamericana4002106.53

Scout report

Experienced headCentral defender

C. Paz is a 31-year-old central defender at Deportivo Riestra, enjoying a standout season — 0 goals and 0 assists in 28 appearances, a Season grade of 50, top 5% of Liga Profesional Argentina centre-backs. On long-term scout potential he's rated 28.7, ranking 369th of 553 in the Liga Profesional Argentina. A seasoned veteran, he has been an ever-present (97.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.81 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Paz.

Judged on this season alone, Paz graded 50 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 6% of the 110 centre-backs in the Liga Profesional Argentina, on 10 clean sheets and 3.806 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 77 → 50). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2025/26.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 29, 65th of 110 of the 110 centre-backs in the Liga Profesional Argentina. At 31 Paz is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 5.7 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2025/26 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2025/26Streaky
28.7
Ratingi
65th of 110 centre-backs
50
Seasoni
a solid contributor and squad regular
97.9%
Minutes
near ever-present
3.81
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Deportivo Riestra finished 15th of 15 · a relegation-threatened side

28
Apps
3.81
Def. / 90
55
Tackles
41
Interceptions
10
Clean sheets

3.81 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 10 clean sheets across 28 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (15th of 15) 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

  • Availability. On the pitch for 97.9% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Defensive volume. 3.81 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Age curve. At 31, 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 28.7, Paz carries the 65th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Liga Profesional Argentina of 110, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Deportivo Riestra finished 15th of 15) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.81 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).

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

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Liga Profesional Argentina with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0
Shots2

Passing

Assists0
Chances created3
Passes444
Pass accuracy67%

Possession

Successful dribbles7
Dribble success87.5%
Duels won117
Duels won %59.1%
Fouls won11

Defending

Tackles55
Interceptions41
Blocks12
Fouls committed31

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.