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Full nameGuido Mainero
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalityArgentina
Age31
Date of birth23 Mar 1995
BirthplaceCórdoba
Height177 cm
Shirt number#7
ClubPlatense
Central midfielderalso played FWD
26
Appearances
2
Goals
0
Assists
1761
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Platense.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Liga Profesional Argentina160010826.58
CONMEBOL Libertadores5124267.06

Scout report

Experienced headCentral midfielder

G. Mainero is a 31-year-old central midfielder at Platense, rated 25.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 388th of 538 on scout potential in the Liga Profesional Argentina. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter this season (72.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.48 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Mainero.

Judged on this season alone, Mainero graded 23 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 40th of 91 of the 91 central midfielders in the Liga Profesional Argentina, on 2 goals, 0 assists and 1.482 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 43 → 23). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2025/26.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 26, 69th of 91 of the 91 central midfielders in the Liga Profesional Argentina. At 31 Mainero is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 4.7 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2025/26 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2025/264 clubs
25.6
Ratingi
69th of 91 central midfielders
23.4
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
72.5%
Minutes
a regular starter
1.48
Def. actions / 90
light defensive volume

Output in context · Platense finished 12th of 15 · a lower-table side

26
Apps
1.48
Def. / 90
19
Tackles
7
Interceptions
5
Clean sheets

1.48 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 26 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (12th 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 2 goals and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 72.5% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

  • Defensive numbers. Modest 1.48 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
  • 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

With a Rating of 25.6, Mainero carries the 69th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Liga Profesional Argentina of 91, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Platense finished 12th of 15) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.48 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 central midfielders in the Liga Profesional Argentina with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals2
Shots on target9
Shots18

Passing

Assists0
Chances created23
Passes556
Pass accuracy68%

Possession

Successful dribbles18
Dribble success39.1%
Duels won73
Duels won %43.5%
Fouls won22

Defending

Tackles19
Interceptions7
Blocks3
Fouls committed20

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.