Domestic-league season · Newells Old Boys.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Liga Profesional Argentina | 29 | 3 | 5 | 2339 | 7.39 |
 Copa Argentina | 2 | 0 | 0 | 180 | — |
Banega's current-season form is level with last season (Season 39→39), while his Rating eased 20→14. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 54).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Newells Old Boys · 15th | 29 | 3 | 5 | 7.39 | 14 | 39 |
| 2024/25 | Newells Old Boys · 25th | 30 | 2 | 4 | 7.17 | 20 | 39 |
| 2023/24 | Al Shabab · 8th | 16 | 2 | 1 | 7.53 | 14 | 17 |
| 2022/23 | Al Shabab · 4th | 24 | 3 | 5 | 7.37 | 21 | 29 |
| 2021/22 | Al Shabab · 10th | 27 | 6 | 4 | 7.3 | 24 | 38 |
| 2020/21 | Al Shabab · 2nd | 27 | 7 | 11 | 7.75 | 31 | 54 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
É. Banega is a 38-year-old central midfielder at Newells Old Boys, rated 14.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 801st of 962 in the Primera Nacional. A seasoned veteran, he has been an ever-present this season (81.2% 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 39 — a standout campaign that ranks top 5% of the 227 central midfielders in the Primera Nacional, on 3 goals, 5 assists and 2.001 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 39 → 39). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 14, 190th of 227 of the 227 central midfielders in the Primera Nacional. At 38 Banega is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 2.7 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
2 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 7 clean sheets across 29 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (15th 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.
With a Rating of 14.4, Banega carries the 190th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Primera Nacional of 227, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Newells Old Boys finished 15th 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.
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 (~11), then tapers with age. At 38, Banega sits on 2.7, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Banega's projected Rating — 14.4 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.
€28.2M total transfer fees · 10 moves
No transfer news found for this player.
