Domestic-league season · Gremio.
Missed 16 of Gremio's ~38 games this season through 16 injury absences (ankle). He still appeared 3 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Serie A | 3 | 1 | 0 | 234 | 7.13 |
Following his move to Gremio, Balbuena's current-season form is down 90% on last season (Season 20→2), while his Rating eased 14→12. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 41).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Gremio · 9th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7.13 | 12 | 2 |
| 2024/25 | Dynamo · 5th | 18 | 2 | 1 | 7.31 | 14 | 20 |
| 2023/24 | Dynamo · 3rd | 26 | 2 | 2 | 6.9 | 19 | 26 |
| 2022/23 | Corinthians · 4th | 13 | 3 | 0 | 6.91 | 35 | 16 |
| 2021/22 | Dynamo · 3rd | 27 | 3 | 1 | 6.94 | 25 | 41 |
| 2020/21 | West Ham · 6th | 14 | 1 | 0 | 6.86 | 55 | 22 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
F. Balbuena is a 34-year-old central defender at Gremio, rated 11.6 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (11.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.69 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Balbuena.
On the season, Balbuena graded 2 for current form (age-blind), on 0 clean sheets and 2.692 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 20 → 2). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 12. At 34 Balbuena is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 4.6 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Balbuena missed 16 games through injury (ankle) out of roughly 38 this season. The 3 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.
Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
2.69 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume across 3 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Rated 11.6 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.69 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× 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 (~15), then tapers with age. At 34, Balbuena sits on 4.6, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Balbuena's projected Rating — 11.6 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.
€5.4M total transfer fees · 7 moves
No transfer news found for this player.
