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Gonzalo Piovi

Experienced headCruz Azul · 31 yrsFringe player

based on the 2025/26 season · updated 20 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameGonzalo Rubén Piovi
PositionCentre-back
NationalityArgentina
Age31
Date of birth8 Sept 1994
BirthplaceBuenos Aires
Height180 cm
Shirt number#33
ClubCruz Azul
Centre-back
3
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
205
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Cruz Azul.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
CONCACAF Champions League4102977
Liga MX2001486.8

Scout report

Experienced headBall-winning Central defender

G. Piovi is a 31-year-old central defender at Cruz Azul, enjoying a standout season — 0 goals and 2 assists in 37 appearances, a Season grade of 41. On long-term scout potential he's rated 28.8. A seasoned veteran, he has been an ever-present (83.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.32 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Piovi.

On the season, Piovi graded 41 for current form (age-blind), on 10 clean sheets and 4.321 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 41 → 41). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 29. At 31 Piovi is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 5.6 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2021/22Holding levelBreakout: 2024/25
28.8
Ratingi
below regular-starter level
41.1
Seasoni
developing / rotation level
83.1%
Minutes
near ever-present
4.32
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Cruz Azul finished 3rd of 18 · an upper-table side

37
Apps
4.32
Def. / 90
80
Tackles
62
Interceptions
10
Clean sheets

4.32 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 10 clean sheets across 37 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (3rd of 18) 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 0 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 83.1% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Defensive volume. 4.32 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Age curve. At 31, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 28.8 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.32 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).

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

Season statistics

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

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists2

Defending

Tackles80
Interceptions62
Blocks16

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards11
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.