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Franco Pardo

Project playerSantos Laguna · 29 yrsStarterNew signing
24.9
27.8%
Ratingi
38.5
±0%
Seasoni
8.4
Valuei

based on the 2025/26 season · updated 20 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameFranco Emanuel Pardo
PositionCentre-back
NationalityArgentina
Age29
Date of birth5 Apr 1997
BirthplaceCórdoba
Height183 cm
Shirt number#18
ClubSantos Laguna
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Centre-back

Season stats

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5
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
459
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Santos Laguna.

Also this season

Earlier this season at Union Santa Fe — CONMEBOL Sudamericana: 6 apps, 0g 1a, 540 min

Earlier this season at Racing Club — CONMEBOL Libertadores: 2 apps, 1g 0a, 305 min

Earlier this season at Union Santa Fe — Copa Argentina: 1 apps, 0g 0a, 90 min

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

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Liga Profesional Argentinaat Racing Club14007956.8
CONMEBOL Sudamericanaat Racing Club4003607.08
Liga MX100906.9

Scout report

Project playerCentral defender

F. Pardo is a 29-year-old central defender at Union Santa Fe, enjoying a standout season — 0 goals and 0 assists in 27 appearances, a Season grade of 39. On long-term scout potential he's rated 34.5. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter (65.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.91 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Pardo.

On the season, Pardo graded 39 for current form (age-blind), on 8 clean sheets and 3.911 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 39 → 15). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 35. At 29 Pardo is in his prime years, and a market index of 8.4 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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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 downStreaky
34.5
Ratingi
developing / rotation level
38.5
Seasoni
developing / rotation level
65.1%
Minutes
a regular starter
3.91
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Union Santa Fe finished 2nd of 15 · a title-challenging side

27
Apps
3.91
Def. / 90
23
Tackles
47
Interceptions
8
Clean sheets

3.91 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 8 clean sheets across 27 appearances. Behind a title-challenging side (2nd of 15) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 65.1% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Defensive volume. 3.91 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

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

Outlook

Rated 34.5 overall — developing / rotation level. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.91 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× 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 Liga MX with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles23
Interceptions47
Blocks14

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4
Red cards1

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.