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ratings updated 25 Sept 2026

Profile

Full nameFrancesco Lo Celso
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalityArgentina
Age26
Date of birth5 Mar 2000
BirthplaceRosario
Height182 cm
Shirt number#40
ClubEstudiantes de Rio Cuarto
Central midfielder
4
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
35
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto.

Also this season

On loan at Instituto Cordoba — Copa Argentina: 30 apps, 0g 0a, 200 min

The headline Season rating covers his time at Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.

Scout report

Squad depthCentral midfielder

F. Lo Celso is a 26-year-old central midfielder at Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto, rated 35 overall by Field Insider's model. In his prime years, he has been a fringe squad member this season (1.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.57 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Celso.

On the season, Celso graded 0 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 0 assists and 2.571 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 1 → 0). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 35. At 26 Celso is in his prime years, and a market index of 9.3 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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Past his 2021/22 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2021/22Trending down
35
Ratingi
developing / rotation level
0.3
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
1.3%
Minutes
limited game time
2.57
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto finished 8th of 15 · a mid-table side

4
Apps
2.57
Def. / 90
1
Tackles
—
Interceptions
0
Clean sheets

2.57 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume across 4 appearances.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 1.3% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 35 overall — developing / rotation level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.57 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.

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

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.