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Centre-backArgentinaLiga Profesional Argentina

Franco Calderón

Project playerIndependiente · 28 yrsStarterOn loan from Universidad de Chile
18.7
63.3%
Ratingi
20.5
44.9%
Seasoni
1.1
Valuei

based on the 2025 season · updated 18 Aug 2026

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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19
Appearances
1
Goals
0
Assists
1976
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Universidad de Chile.

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

Project playerCentral defender

F. Calderón is a 28-year-old central defender at Universidad de Chile, enjoying a standout season — 1 goals and 0 assists in 19 appearances, a Season grade of 21. On long-term scout potential he's rated 18.7. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter (73.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.23 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 21 for current form (age-blind), on 6 clean sheets and 2.232 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 37 → 21). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 19. At 28 Calderón is in his prime years, and a market index of 1.1 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
18.7
Ratingi
below regular-starter level
20.5
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
73.2%
Minutes
a regular starter
2.23
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Universidad de Chile finished 4th of 16 · an upper-table side

19
Apps
2.23
Def. / 90
23
Tackles
19
Interceptions
6
Clean sheets

2.23 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 6 clean sheets across 19 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (4th of 16) 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. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 73.2% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

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

Outlook

Rated 18.7 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.23 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.

Season statistics

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

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles23
Interceptions19
Blocks7

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards5
Red cards1

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.