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Iván Calero

Experienced headKarpaty · 31 yrsRotationNew signing

based on the 2025/26 season · updated 22 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameIván Calero Ruiz
PositionFull-back
NationalitySpain
Age31
Date of birth21 Apr 1995
BirthplaceParla
Height174 cm
Shirt number#17
ClubKarpaty
Full-back
35
Appearances
3
Goals
5
Assists
2331
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Cultural Leonesa.

Also this season

Earlier this season at Cultural LeonesaCopa del Rey: 2 apps, 2g 0a, 166 min

The headline Season rating covers his time at Karpaty; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.

Scout report

Experienced headFull-back

Iván Calero is a 31-year-old full-back at Cultural Leonesa, rated 32.2 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter this season (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.

On the season, Calero graded 15 for current form (age-blind), on 4 clean sheets and 2.471 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 36 → 15). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 32. At 31 Calero is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 6.2 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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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 downBreakout: 2022/235 clubs
32.2
Ratingi
below regular-starter level
15.1
Seasoni
below regular-starter 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

35
Apps
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 full-back.

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 32.2 overall — below regular-starter level. 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.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among full-backs in the Premier League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals3

Passing

Assists5

Defending

Tackles38
Interceptions20
Blocks6

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3
Red cards2

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.