Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Espanyol.
Injury-affected season
Missed 4 of Espanyol's ~38 games this season through 4 injury absences (muscle, yellow cards). He still appeared 28 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.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 La Liga | 28 | 0 | 0 | 2150 | 6.87 |
Scout report
Fernando Calero is a 30-year-old central defender at Espanyol, rated 46.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 287th of 389 on scout potential in the La Liga. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter this season (70.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.73 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Calero.
Judged on this season alone, Calero graded 35 — a strong campaign that ranks top 28% of the 75 centre-backs in the La Liga, on 6 clean sheets and 3.726 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 14 → 35). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 47, 50th of 75 of the 75 centre-backs in the La Liga. At 30 Calero is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 19.5 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Calero missed 4 games through injury (muscle, yellow cards) out of roughly 38 this season. The 28 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 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Espanyol finished 11th of 20 · a mid-table side
3.73 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 6 clean sheets across 28 appearances.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 70.3% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Defensive volume. 3.73 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
- Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 91/100).
Watch points
- Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.
Outlook
With a Rating of 46.8, Calero carries the 50th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the La Liga of 75. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.73 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
