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Fernando Calero

Project playerMalaga · 30 yrsStarterNew signing
50.3
3.5%
Ratingi
31.6
125.7%
Seasoni
17.4
Valuei

based on the 2025/26 season · updated 22 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameFernando Calero Villa
PositionCentre-back
NationalitySpain
Age30
Date of birth14 Sept 1995
BirthplaceBoecillo
Height183 cm
Shirt number#5
ClubMalaga
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Centre-back

Season stats

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28
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
2150
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Espanyol.

Scout report

Project playerCentral defender

Fernando Calero is a 30-year-old central defender at Espanyol, rated 45.1 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 69th of 108 on scout potential in the La Liga. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter this season (62.9% 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 32 — a strong campaign that ranks top 24% of the 26 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 → 32). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 45, 18th of 26 of the 26 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 17.4 reflects that trajectory.

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Past his 2020/21 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2020/21Trending downBreakout: 2023/24Stepped up 2021/22
Current potential18th of 26 centre-backs · La LigaCurrent seasonTop 24% centre-backs · La Liga6th-best centre-back in the La Liga69th in the La Liga · potential18th-highest potential centre-back in the La Liga
45.1
Ratingi
18th of 26 centre-backs
31.6
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
62.9%
Minutes
a regular starter
3.73
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Espanyol finished 11th of 20 · a mid-table side

28
Apps
3.73
Def. / 90
29
Tackles
29
Interceptions
6
Clean sheets

3.73 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 6 clean sheets across 28 appearances.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 62.9% 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

  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 45.1, Calero carries the 18th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the La Liga of 26. 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.

Season statistics

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

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles29
Interceptions29
Blocks31

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards5
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.