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ratings updated 18 Oct 2026

Profile

PositionCentre-back
Nationality
Age17
Shirt number#38
ClubGirona
Centre-back
2
Appearances
1
Goals
0
Assists
644
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Girona.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Segunda División000807

Scout report

First senior season on record — and already on the pitch for 62% of Girona's available minutes, one of the top game-time debuts in the Segunda División this season.

Elite prospectBall-winning Central defender

J. Arango is a 17-year-old central defender at Girona, rated 72.376 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 24th of 194 on scout potential in the Segunda División and 9th of 163 U-19 players tracked. A teenage prospect, he has been a fringe squad member this season (34.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.33 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Arango.

Judged on this season alone, Arango graded 26 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 25th of 47 of the 47 centre-backs in the Segunda División, on 3 clean sheets and 4.332 defensive actions per 90.

We hold a single season for Arango, so there's no year-on-year comparison to draw yet — the read above is this campaign only.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 72, top 18% of the 47 centre-backs in the Segunda División. At 17 Arango is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 21.5 reflects that trajectory.

72.376
Ratingi
8th of 47 centre-backs
25.6
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
34.1%
Minutes
limited game time
4.33
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Girona finished 5th of 22 · an upper-table side

2
Apps
4.33
Def. / 90
10
Tackles
13
Interceptions
3
Clean sheets

4.33 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 2 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (5th of 22) 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 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Defensive volume. 4.33 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
  • Ceiling. High potential at just 17 — room to grow into a bigger role.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 34.1% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

With a Rating of 72.376, Arango carries the 8th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Segunda División of 47 — though on just 2 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.33 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). At 17 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (100/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow. With this floor already at 17, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.

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

Season statistics

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

Shooting

Goals1
Shots on target2
Shots6

Passing

Assists0
Chances created2
Passes431
Pass accuracy91%

Possession

Successful dribbles3
Dribble success42.9%
Duels won37
Duels won %54.4%
Fouls won10

Defending

Tackles10
Interceptions13
Blocks8
Fouls committed9

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.