Diego Valdés

Valdés's current-season form is up 500% on last season (Season 5→30), while his Rating climbed 15→22. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 40).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Velez Sarsfield · 3rd	19	3	5	7.11	22	28
2025/26	Velez Sarsfield · 8th	9	1	0	6.82	15	5
2025/26	Club America	4	1	1	7.28	—	—
2024/25	Club America · 2nd	28	0	3	7.05	25	9
2023/24	Club America · 1st	37	13	5	7.47	38	40
2022/23	Club America	40	13	12	7.29	—	—

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	37	2

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

Scout report

Experienced headGoal-getting Winger

D. Valdés is a 32-year-old winger at Velez Sarsfield, enjoying a standout season — 3 goals and 5 assists in 19 appearances, a Season grade of 30, top 33% of Liga Profesional Argentina wingers. On long-term scout potential he's rated 21.6, ranking 396th of 493 in the Liga Profesional Argentina. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option (44% of available minutes). He brings 0.79 goal contributions per 90 (0.3 goals, 0.5 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Valdés.

Judged on this season alone, Valdés graded 30 — a solid campaign that ranks top 33% of the 52 wingers in the Liga Profesional Argentina, on 3 goals and 5 assists in 19 appearances (0.791 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 5 → 30). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 22, 46th of 52 of the 52 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 3.8 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 upBreakout: 2026/27

Current potential46th of 52 wingers · Liga Profesional Argentina Current seasonTop 33% wingers · Liga Profesional Argentina 17th-best winger in the Liga Profesional Argentina 396th in the Liga Profesional Argentina · potential 46th-highest potential winger in the Liga Profesional Argentina

21.6

Ratingi

46th of 52 wingers

30.4

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

44%

Minutes

rotation minutes

0.79

Goal contrib / 90

strong end product

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

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.16

Goals / app

3 goals in 19 appearances (0.16 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. He also laid on 5 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 8 goal contributions (0.42 per appearance).

Strengths

Final-third output. 0.79 goal contributions per 90 (0.3 goals, 0.5 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

Game time. Only 44% 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 21.6, Valdés carries the 46th-highest potential of the wingers in the Liga Profesional Argentina of 52. In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.79 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.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %44%

Available fixtures23 of 23

Goals / 900.297

Assists / 900.495

Goal contribution / 900.791

Defensive actions / 902.077

Player flow

Goal involvements8

Shot conversion %42.9

Shot accuracy %35

Pass accuracy %81

Dribble success %55.6

Cards / 900

Foul involvement / 901.978

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 (~10), then tapers with age. At 32, Valdés sits on 3.8, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Valdés's projected Rating — 21.6 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.

Season statistics

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

Shooting

Goals3

Shots on target7

Shots20

Passing

Assists5

Chances created25

Passes450

Pass accuracy81%

Possession

Successful dribbles20

Dribble success55.6%

Duels won59

Duels won %46.8%

Fouls won11

Defending

Tackles16

Interceptions4

Blocks1

Fouls committed9

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0

Red cards0

Transfer history

€18.4M total transfer fees · 4 moves

Velez SarsfieldJul 2025 – now

Club AmericaJan 2022 – Jul 2025€ 10.6M

Santos LagunaJan 2019 – Jan 2022€ 6.1M

MMonarcasJun 2016 – Jan 2019€ 1.7M

A. Italianountil Jun 2016

About D. Valdés

Diego Alfonso Valdés Contreras is a 32-year-old winger who plays for Velez Sarsfield, born on January 30, 1994 in Santiago de Chile, standing 179 cm tall. He is from Chile. Velez Sarsfield currently sit 3rd of 15 in the Liga Profesional Argentina.

This season

In the current season, D. Valdés has made 19 appearances with 3 goals and 5 assists across 910 minutes, averaging a 7.27 match rating over his last 10 rated games.

When D. Valdés plays, Velez Sarsfield's record this season is 8W-8D-3L — and his match ratings average 7.31 at home against 6.93 on the road.

Recent matches

August 23, 2026: 2-2 draw away at River Plate (32 minutes, 1 goal, 7.5 rating)
August 8, 2026: 1-1 draw away at Boca Juniors (45 minutes, 1 goal, 7.2 rating)
August 3, 2026: 1-0 win at home vs Independiente (95 minutes, 7.5 rating)
July 30, 2026: 3-1 win away at Talleres Cordoba (9 minutes, 1 goal, 7.3 rating)
July 24, 2026: 1-0 win at home vs Instituto Cordoba (18 minutes, 6.9 rating)
May 11, 2026: 0-1 loss at home vs Gimnasia L.P. (19 minutes, 7.3 rating)
May 4, 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs Newells Old Boys (70 minutes, 1 assist, 7.2 rating)
April 27, 2026: 2-2 draw at home vs Union Santa Fe (76 minutes, 1 assist, 7.3 rating)
April 20, 2026: 0-0 draw away at San Lorenzo (95 minutes, 6.5 rating)
April 14, 2026: 1-0 win at home vs Central Cordoba de Santiago (88 minutes, 8 rating)

D. Valdés's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Velez Sarsfield face Deportivo Riestra away in the Liga Profesional Argentina.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates D. Valdés at 21.6 with a Season form score of 30.4, ranking 396th of 493 wingers 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, D. Valdés has totalled 410 club appearances with 83 goals and 65 assists for 6 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2022/23, with 40 appearances for Club America.

D. Valdés's career has also included time at Club America, Santos Laguna, MMonarcas and A. Italiano.

On the international stage, D. Valdés has represented Chile — 37 caps and 2 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

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Season stats

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Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

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

Strengths

Watch points