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Gonzalo Luján

Project playerInter Miami · 25 yrsRotation

Profile

Full nameGonzalo Luján Melli
PositionCentre-back
NationalityArgentina
Age25
Date of birth27 Apr 2001
BirthplaceBuenos Aires
Height184 cm
Shirt number#2
ClubInter Miami
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Centre-back

Season stats

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16
Appearances
1
Goals
0
Assists
1068
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Inter Miami.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Major League Soccer13108626.75
CONCACAF Champions League2001736.7

Scout report

Project playerCentral defender

G. Luján is a 25-year-old central defender at Inter Miami, rated 40 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 179th of 436 on scout potential in the Major League Soccer. In his prime years, he has been a regular starter this season (62.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.96 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Luján.

Judged on this season alone, Luján graded 21 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 50th of 101 of the 101 centre-backs in the Major League Soccer, on 2 clean sheets and 3.961 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 15 → 21). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 40, top 34% of the 101 centre-backs in the Major League Soccer. At 25 Luján is in his prime years, and a market index of 7.5 reflects that trajectory.

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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 downBreakout: 2024/25
Current potentialTop 34% centre-backs · Major League SoccerCurrent season50th of 101 centre-backs · Major League Soccer50th-best centre-back in the Major League Soccer179th in the Major League Soccer · potential34th-highest potential centre-back in the Major League Soccer
40
Ratingi
34th of 101 centre-backs
20.7
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
62.5%
Minutes
a regular starter
3.96
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Inter Miami finished 8th of 15 · a mid-table side

16
Apps
3.96
Def. / 90
25
Tackles
15
Interceptions
2
Clean sheets

3.96 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 16 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 62.5% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Defensive volume. 3.96 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

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

Outlook

With a Rating of 40, Luján carries the 34th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Major League Soccer (top 34%). Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.96 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.

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

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Major League Soccer with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1
Shots on target1
Shots3

Passing

Assists0
Chances created4
Passes729
Pass accuracy86%

Possession

Successful dribbles7
Dribble success77.8%
Duels won54
Duels won %55.7%
Fouls won7

Defending

Tackles25
Interceptions15
Blocks7
Fouls committed15
Penalties conceded1

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.