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Centre-backArgentinaLiga Profesional Argentina

Franco Calderón

Squad depthIndependiente · 28 yrsNot playingOn loan from Universidad de Chile

Profile

Full nameFranco Ezequiel Calderón
PositionCentre-back
NationalityArgentina
Age28
Date of birth13 May 1998
BirthplaceHermoso Campo
Height184 cm
Shirt number#2
ClubIndependiente
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Centre-back

Season stats

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2
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
100
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Independiente.

Also this season

Parent club Universidad de Chile — Copa Chile: 33 apps, 0g 0a, 2809 min

Parent club Universidad de Chile — CONMEBOL Sudamericana: 4 apps, 0g 0a, 685 min

Parent club Universidad de Chile — CONMEBOL Libertadores: 6 apps, 0g 0a, 578 min

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

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Primera Divisiónat Universidad de Chile12008297.05
CONMEBOL Sudamericanaat Universidad de Chile100906.6

Scout report

Squad depthBall-winning Central defender

F. Calderón is a 28-year-old central defender at Independiente, rated 28.7 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (7.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.5 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Calderón.

On the season, Calderón graded 2 for current form (age-blind), on 0 clean sheets and 4.5 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 24 → 2). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 29. At 28 Calderón is in his prime years, and a market index of 4.6 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
28.7
Ratingi
below regular-starter level
2.2
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
7.9%
Minutes
limited game time
4.5
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Independiente finished 5th of 15 · an upper-table side

2
Apps
4.5
Def. / 90
2
Tackles
3
Interceptions
0
Clean sheets

4.5 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume across 2 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (5th 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

  • Defensive volume. 4.5 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 7.9% 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 28.7 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.5 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× 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.