Éver Banega
ratings updated 20 Aug 2026
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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Newells Old Boys.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Liga Profesional Argentinaat Defensa Y Justicia | 10 | 0 | 0 | 369 | 6.88 |
Scout report
É. Banega is a 38-year-old central midfielder at Newells Old Boys, enjoying a standout season — 3 goals and 5 assists in 29 appearances, a Season grade of 46, top 11% of Liga Profesional Argentina central midfielders. On long-term scout potential he's rated 15.8, ranking 463rd of 493 in the Liga Profesional Argentina. A seasoned veteran, he has been an ever-present (89.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Banega.
Judged on this season alone, Banega graded 46 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 12% of the 96 central midfielders in the Liga Profesional Argentina, on 3 goals, 5 assists and 2.001 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 41 → 46). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 16, 92nd of 96 of the 96 central midfielders in the Liga Profesional Argentina. At 38 Banega is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.8 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2020/21 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Newells Old Boys finished 14th of 15 · a relegation-threatened side
2 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 7 clean sheets across 29 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (14th 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 3 goals and 5 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 89.6% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.31 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
Watch points
- Age curve. At 38, 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 15.8, Banega carries the 92nd-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Liga Profesional Argentina of 96, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Newells Old Boys finished 14th of 15) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.5× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Liga Profesional Argentina with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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