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42.2
10.2%
Ratingi
23.5
8.9%
Seasoni
11.2
Valuei

Profile

Full nameIván Alejo Tapia
PositionDefensive midfielder
NationalityArgentina
Age27
Date of birth23 Nov 1998
BirthplaceBuenos Aires
Height176 cm
Shirt number#23
ClubBarracas Central
Defensive midfielderalso played MID

Season stats

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31
Appearances
2
Goals
2
Assists
2171
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Barracas Central.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Liga Profesional Argentina312221716.68
Copa Argentina10090—

Scout report

Project playerDefensive midfielder

I. Tapia is a 27-year-old defensive midfielder at Barracas Central, rated 42.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 216th of 557 on scout potential in the Liga Profesional Argentina. In his prime years, he has been a regular starter this season (68.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.12 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Tapia.

Judged on this season alone, Tapia graded 24 — a strong campaign that ranks top 29% of the 66 defensive midfielders in the Liga Profesional Argentina, on 2 goals, 2 assists and 1.119 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 26 → 24). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 42, 29th of 66 of the 66 defensive midfielders in the Liga Profesional Argentina. At 27 Tapia is in his prime years, and a market index of 11.2 reflects that trajectory.

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Past his 2022/23 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2022/23Trending downRemarkably consistent
Current potential29th of 66 defensive midfielders · Liga Profesional ArgentinaCurrent seasonTop 29% defensive midfielders · Liga Profesional Argentina19th-best defensive midfielder in the Liga Profesional Argentina216th in the Liga Profesional Argentina · potential29th-highest potential defensive midfielder in the Liga Profesional Argentina
42.2
Ratingi
29th of 66 defensive midfielders
23.5
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
68.9%
Minutes
a regular starter
1.12
Def. actions / 90
light defensive volume

Output in context · Barracas Central finished 6th of 15 · a mid-table side

1.12
Def. / 90
15
Tackles
10
Interceptions
7
Clean sheets

1.12 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 7 clean sheets across 31 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 68.9% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.17 goal involvements per 90, useful for a defensive midfielder.

Watch points

  • Defensive numbers. Modest 1.12 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 42.2, Tapia carries the 29th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Liga Profesional Argentina of 66. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.12 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.

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

Transfer news

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