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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
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Central midfielder

Season stats

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20
Appearances
0
Goals
3
Assists
1297
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Orlando City SC.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Major League Soccer11006786.73

Scout report

Squad depthCentral midfielder

E. Atuesta is a 29-year-old central midfielder at Orlando City SC, rated 26.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 352nd of 491 on scout potential in the Major League Soccer. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (53.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.89 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 26 — a solid campaign that ranks top 40% of the 86 central midfielders in the Major League Soccer, on 0 goals, 3 assists and 3.886 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 33 → 26). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 27, 67th of 86 of the 86 central midfielders in the Major League Soccer. At 29 Atuesta is in his prime years, and a market index of 4.4 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
Current potential67th of 86 central midfielders · Major League SoccerCurrent seasonTop 40% central midfielders · Major League Soccer34th-best central midfielder in the Major League Soccer352nd in the Major League Soccer · potential67th-highest potential central midfielder in the Major League Soccer
26.9
Ratingi
67th of 86 central midfielders
25.9
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
53.4%
Minutes
rotation minutes
3.89
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

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

20
Apps
3.89
Def. / 90
33
Tackles
19
Interceptions
2
Clean sheets

3.89 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 20 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 3 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.21 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
  • Defensive volume. 3.89 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 53.4% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 26.9, Atuesta carries the 67th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Major League Soccer of 86. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.89 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 target4
Shots7

Passing

Assists3
Chances created14
Passes849
Pass accuracy86%

Possession

Successful dribbles11
Dribble success44%
Duels won73
Duels won %48.3%
Fouls won23

Defending

Tackles33
Interceptions19
Blocks4
Fouls committed23

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards7
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.