Diego Valdés
ratings updated 20 Aug 2026
Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Velez Sarsfield.
Also this season
Earlier this season at Club America — CONCACAF Champions League: 4 apps, 1g 1a, 252 min
The headline Season rating covers his time at Velez Sarsfield; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Liga Profesional Argentina | 14 | 0 | 5 | 711 | 7.05 |
Scout report
D. Valdés is a 32-year-old winger at Velez Sarsfield, enjoying a standout season — 3 goals and 6 assists in 20 appearances, a Season grade of 27, top 20% of Liga Profesional Argentina wingers. On long-term scout potential he's rated 20.4, ranking 442nd of 539 in the Liga Profesional Argentina. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option (36.7% of available minutes). He brings 0.88 goal contributions per 90 (0.29 goals, 0.58 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Valdés.
Judged on this season alone, Valdés graded 27 — a strong campaign that ranks top 20% of the 61 wingers in the Liga Profesional Argentina, on 3 goals and 6 assists in 20 appearances (0.875 involvements per 90).
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 5 → 27). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 20, 54th of 61 of the 61 wingers in the Liga Profesional Argentina. At 32 Valdés is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 3.6 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2023/24 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Velez Sarsfield finished 3rd of 15 · an upper-table side
3 goals in 20 appearances (0.15 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. He also laid on 6 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 9 goal contributions (0.45 per appearance).
Strengths
- Final-third output. 0.88 goal contributions per 90 (0.29 goals, 0.58 assists) — productive for the role.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 36.7% 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 20.4, Valdés carries the 54th-highest potential of the wingers in the Liga Profesional Argentina of 61. In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.88 goal contributions 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.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among wingers in the Liga Profesional Argentina with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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