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Facundo Mallo

Experienced headRosario Central · 31 yrsFringe player

Profile

Full nameFacundo Mallo Blanco
PositionCentre-back
NationalityUruguay
Age31
Date of birth16 Jan 1995
BirthplaceMontevideo
Height188 cm
Shirt number#15
ClubRosario Central
Centre-back
13
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
871
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Rosario Central.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Liga Profesional Argentina8005846.71
CONMEBOL Libertadores2001356.95

Scout report

Experienced headCentral defender

F. Mallo is a 31-year-old central defender at Rosario Central, rated 21 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 413th of 520 on scout potential in the Liga Profesional Argentina. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (34.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.72 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Mallo.

Judged on this season alone, Mallo graded 17 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 91st of 111 of the 111 centre-backs in the Liga Profesional Argentina, on 3 clean sheets and 3.72 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 36 → 17). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 21, 81st of 111 of the 111 centre-backs in the Liga Profesional Argentina. At 31 Mallo is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 3.4 reflects that trajectory.

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Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2024/25Trending down
21
Ratingi
81st of 111 centre-backs
17.1
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
34.6%
Minutes
limited game time
3.72
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Rosario Central finished 8th of 15 · a mid-table side

13
Apps
3.72
Def. / 90
10
Tackles
12
Interceptions
3
Clean sheets

3.72 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 13 appearances.

Strengths

  • Defensive volume. 3.72 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 34.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Age curve. At 31, 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 21, Mallo carries the 81st-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Liga Profesional Argentina of 111 — though on just 13 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.72 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).

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

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Liga Profesional Argentina with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0
Shots2

Passing

Assists0
Chances created3
Passes402
Pass accuracy85%

Possession

Successful dribbles1
Dribble success50%
Duels won31
Duels won %57.4%
Fouls won2

Defending

Tackles10
Interceptions12
Blocks14
Fouls committed8

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.