based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026
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Scout report
E. Cantero is a 20-year-old central midfielder at Clermont Foot, rated 58 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 11th of 55 on scout potential in the Ligue 2 and 114th of 652 U-21 players tracked. A young player, he has been a fringe squad member this season (24.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.83 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Cantero.
Judged on this season alone, Cantero graded 12 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 10th of 12 of the 12 central midfielders in the Ligue 2, on 1 goal, 1 assist and 1.832 defensive actions per 90.
We hold a single season for Cantero, so there's no year-on-year comparison to draw yet — the read above is this campaign only.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 58, top 34% of the 12 central midfielders in the Ligue 2. At 20 Cantero is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 18.5 reflects that trajectory.
Output in context · Clermont Foot finished 13th of 18 · a lower-table side
1.83 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 13 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (13th of 18) 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. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.24 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
- Ceiling. High potential at just 20 — room to grow into a bigger role.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 24.1% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Outlook
With a Rating of 58, Cantero carries the 4th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Ligue 2 of 12 — though on just 13 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.83 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). At 20 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (98/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow. With this floor already at 20, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
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Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Ligue 2 with 600+ minutes this season.
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