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Franco Saavedra

Squad depthGimnasia M. · 22 yrsRotation

Profile

Full nameFranco Saavedra
PositionFull-back
NationalityArgentina
Age22
Date of birth2 Sept 2003
Shirt number#24
ClubGimnasia M.
Full-back
13
Appearances
0
Goals
1
Assists
953
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Gimnasia M..

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Liga Profesional Argentina13019536.62

Scout report

Squad depthFull-back

F. Saavedra is a 22-year-old full-back at Gimnasia M., rated 48.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 124th of 493 on scout potential in the Liga Profesional Argentina and 541st of 1777 U-23 players tracked. An emerging talent, he has been a rotation option this season (48.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.4 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Saavedra.

Judged on this season alone, Saavedra graded 21 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 62nd of 74 of the 74 full-backs in the Liga Profesional Argentina, on 3 clean sheets and 3.4 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 21 → 21).

On long-term talent our Rating reads 48, top 28% of the 74 full-backs in the Liga Profesional Argentina. At 22 Saavedra is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 12.2 reflects that trajectory.

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Saavedra is operating at his career peak — the 2026/27 level is the level.

Peak: 2026/27Holding levelStepped up 2026/27
48.2
Ratingi
20th of 74 full-backs
20.9
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
48.1%
Minutes
rotation minutes
3.4
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Gimnasia M. finished 11th of 15 · a lower-table side

13
Apps
3.4
Def. / 90
20
Tackles
14
Interceptions
3
Clean sheets

3.4 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 13 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (11th of 15) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 48.1% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

With a Rating of 48.2, Saavedra carries the 20th-highest potential of the full-backs in the Liga Profesional Argentina of 74 — though on just 13 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.4 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 1.9×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 22, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.

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

Season statistics

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

Shooting

Goals0
Shots on target1
Shots5

Passing

Assists1
Chances created11
Passes350
Pass accuracy69%

Possession

Successful dribbles12
Dribble success52.2%
Duels won55
Duels won %49.5%
Fouls won17

Defending

Tackles20
Interceptions14
Blocks2
Fouls committed19

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2
Red cards2

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.