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Gonzalo Montiel

Project playerRiver Plate · 29 yrsStarter

Profile

Full nameGonzalo Ariel Montiel
PositionFull-back
NationalityArgentina
Age29
Date of birth1 Jan 1997
BirthplaceGonzález Catán
Height175 cm
Shirt number#29
ClubRiver Plate
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Season stats

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25
Appearances
6
Goals
2
Assists
2209
Minutes

Domestic-league season · River Plate.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Liga Profesional Argentina164114476.99
CONMEBOL Sudamericana2001356.75

Scout report

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G. Montiel is a 29-year-old full-back at River Plate, rated 36.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 284th of 538 on scout potential in the Liga Profesional Argentina. An experienced operator, he has been an ever-present this season (81.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.73 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Montiel.

Judged on this season alone, Montiel graded 36 — a strong campaign that ranks top 29% of the 84 full-backs in the Liga Profesional Argentina, on 8 clean sheets and 2.73 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 38 → 36). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2025/26.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 37, 52nd of 84 of the 84 full-backs in the Liga Profesional Argentina. At 29 Montiel is in his prime years, and a market index of 8.8 reflects that trajectory.

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A career still climbing — Montiel is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2025/26
Current potential52nd of 84 full-backs · Liga Profesional ArgentinaCurrent seasonTop 29% full-backs · Liga Profesional Argentina24th-best full-back in the Liga Profesional Argentina284th in the Liga Profesional Argentina · potential52nd-highest potential full-back in the Liga Profesional Argentina
36.7
Ratingi
52nd of 84 full-backs
35.9
Seasoni
developing / rotation level
81.8%
Minutes
near ever-present
2.73
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · River Plate finished 8th of 15 · a mid-table side

25
Apps
2.73
Def. / 90
37
Tackles
27
Interceptions
8
Clean sheets

2.73 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 8 clean sheets across 25 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 6 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 81.8% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.33 goal involvements per 90, useful for a full-back.

Watch points

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

Outlook

With a Rating of 36.7, Montiel carries the 52nd-highest potential of the full-backs in the Liga Profesional Argentina of 84. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.73 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 full-backs in the Liga Profesional Argentina with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals6
Shots on target8
Shots19
Penalties scored3—

Passing

Assists2
Chances created42
Passes1,299
Pass accuracy82%

Possession

Successful dribbles5
Dribble success35.7%
Duels won99
Duels won %63.1%
Fouls won25

Defending

Tackles37
Interceptions27
Blocks3
Fouls committed15

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards5
Red cards0

Transfer news

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