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Full nameFacundo Valentín Buonanotte
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalityArgentina
Age21
Date of birth23 Dec 2004
BirthplacePérez
Height174 cm
Shirt number#40
ClubLeeds
Central midfielderalso played FWD
4
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
91
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Leeds.

Injury-affected season

Missed 3 of Leeds's ~38 games this season through 3 injury absences (hamstring, loan agreement). He still appeared 4 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.

Also this season

On loan at ChelseaLeague Cup: 3 apps, 1g 1a, 240 min

On loan at ChelseaUEFA Champions League: 3 apps, 0g 0a, 163 min

The headline Season rating covers his time at Leeds; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
League Cupat Chelsea3112406.6
UEFA Champions Leagueat Chelsea3001636.77
FA Cupat Chelsea101697.7
Premier League300466.47
FA Cup100456.2

Scout report

Squad depthCentral midfielder

F. Buonanotte is a 21-year-old central midfielder at Leeds, rated 69 overall by Field Insider's model. A young player, he has been a fringe squad member this season (5.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.97 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Buonanotte.

On the season, Buonanotte graded 2 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 0 assists and 2.967 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 30 → 2). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 69. At 21 Buonanotte is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 74.5 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Buonanotte missed 3 games through injury (hamstring, loan agreement) out of roughly 38 this season. The 4 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.

From the career report
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Buonanotte is operating at his career peak — the 2022/23 level is the level.

Peak: 2022/23Holding levelRemarkably consistent4 clubs
69
Ratingi
a strong, regular top-tier starter
1.5
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
5.1%
Minutes
limited game time
2.97
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Leeds finished 14th of 20 · a lower-table side

2.97
Def. / 90
1
Tackles
1
Interceptions
0
Clean sheets

2.97 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume across 4 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (14th of 20) 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.

Strengths

  • Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 93.2/100).
  • Ceiling. High potential at just 21 — room to grow into a bigger role.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 5.1% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

Rated 69 overall — a strong, regular top-tier starter. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.97 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). At 21 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (97/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow. With this floor already at 21, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.

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

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.