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Full nameIván Calero Ruiz
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalitySpain
Age31
Date of birth21 Apr 1995
BirthplaceParla
Height174 cm
Shirt number#17
ClubCultural Leonesa
Central midfielderalso played MID
35
Appearances
3
Goals
5
Assists
2331
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Cultural Leonesa.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Copa del Rey2201667.6
Segunda Divisiónat Zaragoza200436.45

Scout report

Experienced headCentral midfielder

Iván Calero is a 31-year-old central midfielder at Cultural Leonesa, enjoying a standout season — 3 goals and 5 assists in 35 appearances, a Season grade of 36, top 27% of Segunda División central midfielders. On long-term scout potential he's rated 32.1, ranking 366th of 452 in the Segunda División. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter (61.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.47 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Calero.

Judged on this season alone, Calero graded 36 — a strong campaign that ranks top 28% of the 91 central midfielders in the Segunda División, on 3 goals, 5 assists and 2.471 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 36 → 36). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 32, 79th of 91 of the 91 central midfielders in the Segunda División. At 31 Calero is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 10.2 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2022/23Holding levelBreakout: 2022/235 clubs
Current potential79th of 91 central midfielders · Segunda DivisiónCurrent seasonTop 28% central midfielders · Segunda División25th-best central midfielder in the Segunda División366th in the Segunda División · potential79th-highest potential central midfielder in the Segunda División
32.1
Ratingi
79th of 91 central midfielders
36.1
Seasoni
developing / rotation level
61.7%
Minutes
a regular starter
2.47
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Cultural Leonesa finished 21st of 22 · a relegation-threatened side

2.47
Def. / 90
38
Tackles
20
Interceptions
4
Clean sheets

2.47 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 35 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (21st of 22) 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 3 goals and 5 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 61.7% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.31 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.

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

With a Rating of 32.1, Calero carries the 79th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Segunda División of 91, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Cultural Leonesa finished 21st of 22) — 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 moderate defensive volume (2.47 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. 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.

Transfer news

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