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Full nameEduard Andrés Atuesta Velasco
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalityColombia
Age29
Date of birth18 Jun 1997
BirthplaceVélez
Height180 cm
Shirt number#20
ClubOrlando City SC
Central midfielder
18
Appearances
0
Goals
3
Assists
1162
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Orlando City SC.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Major League Soccer11006786.73

Scout report

Project playerCentral midfielder

E. Atuesta is a 29-year-old central midfielder at Orlando City SC, enjoying a standout season — 0 goals and 3 assists in 18 appearances, a Season grade of 32, top 40% of Major League Soccer central midfielders. On long-term scout potential he's rated 28.4, ranking 344th of 481 in the Major League Soccer. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter (64.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.72 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Atuesta.

Judged on this season alone, Atuesta graded 32 — a solid campaign that ranks top 40% of the 81 central midfielders in the Major League Soccer, on 0 goals, 3 assists and 3.718 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 33 → 32). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 28, 63rd of 81 of the 81 central midfielders in the Major League Soccer. At 29 Atuesta is in his prime years, and a market index of 4.9 reflects that trajectory.

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Past his 2020/21 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2020/21Trending downBreakout: 2024/25
28.4
Ratingi
63rd of 81 central midfielders
31.9
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
64.6%
Minutes
a regular starter
3.72
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Orlando City SC finished 8th of 15 · a mid-table side

18
Apps
3.72
Def. / 90
29
Tackles
15
Interceptions
2
Clean sheets

3.72 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 18 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 3 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 64.6% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.23 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
  • Defensive volume. 3.72 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 28.4, Atuesta carries the 63rd-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Major League Soccer of 81. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.72 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).

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

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Major League Soccer with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0
Shots on target3
Shots6

Passing

Assists3
Chances created12
Passes738
Pass accuracy86%

Possession

Successful dribbles8
Dribble success38.1%
Duels won60
Duels won %47.6%
Fouls won19

Defending

Tackles29
Interceptions15
Blocks4
Fouls committed18

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards6
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.