Érik Dueñas

Following his move to Club Queretaro, Dueñas's current-season form is level with last season (Season 2→2), while his Rating climbed 37→41. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 7).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Club Queretaro · 10th	1	0	6.3	41	2
2025/26	Houston Dynamo · 12th	8	1	6.73	37	2
2024/25	Los Angeles FC · 8th	14	0	6.52	38	4
2023/24	Los Angeles FC · 8th	18	0	6.54	40	7
2023/24	Houston Dynamo	31	0	6.54	—	—
2022/23	Las Vegas Lights	11	0	—	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 2 earlier seasons and 3 youth-team spells in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthCreative Central midfielder

É. Dueñas is a 21-year-old central midfielder at Houston Dynamo, rated 37.5 overall by Field Insider's model. A young player, he has been a fringe squad member this season (5.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 6.79 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Dueñas.

On the season, Dueñas graded 4 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 1 assist and 6.792 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 2 → 2). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 38. At 21 Dueñas is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 6.3 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: 2023/24Holding levelRemarkably consistent

37.5

Ratingi

developing / rotation level

4.3

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

5.2%

Minutes

limited game time

6.79

Def. actions / 90

high defensive volume

Output in context · Houston Dynamo finished 12th of 15 · a lower-table side

Apps

6.79

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

6.79 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — high defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 8 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (12th of 15) 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 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.57 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
Creativity. 0.57 assists per 90 — a genuine creative outlet.
Defensive volume. 6.79 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Game time. Only 5.2% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 37.5 overall — developing / rotation level. Defensively he reads as high defensive volume (6.79 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. At 21 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (97/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow.

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %5.2%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900

Assists / 900.566

Goal contribution / 900.566

Defensive actions / 906.792

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Cards / 901.698

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 21, Dueñas sits on 6.3, still climbing toward its peak. The blue line is Dueñas's projected Rating — 37.5 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.

Transfer history

Club QueretaroDec 2025 – nowFree

Houston Dynamountil Dec 2025

Free agentDec 2025 – Dec 2025Free

Houston DynamoJan 2025 – Dec 2025Free Transfer

Los Angeles FCuntil Jan 2025

Las Vegas LightsMay 2021 – Jan 2025

Los Angeles FCuntil May 2021

About É. Dueñas

Érik Dueñas is a 21-year-old central midfielder who plays for Club Queretaro, born on October 18, 2004 in Los Angeles, standing 163 cm tall. He is from Mexico.

This season

In the current season, É. Dueñas has made 1 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 32 minutes, averaging a 6.58 match rating over his last 4 rated games.

Recent matches

August 16, 2026: 0-0 draw away at U.N.A.M. - Pumas (32 minutes, 6.3 rating)
August 13, 2026: 1-1 draw away at Los Angeles FC (33 minutes, 6.7 rating)
August 9, 2026: 0-3 loss away at Seattle Sounders (94 minutes, 6.6 rating)
August 6, 2026: 0-2 loss away at FC Dallas (10 minutes, 6.7 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates É. Dueñas at 37.5 with a Season form score of 4.3. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 4 career titles — among them the US Open Cup and the MLS. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 7 recorded seasons, É. Dueñas has totalled 106 club appearances with 3 goals and 1 assist for 6 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2023/24, with 31 appearances for Houston Dynamo.

É. Dueñas's career has also included time at Houston Dynamo, Los Angeles FC and Las Vegas Lights.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.