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PositionFull-back
NationalityColombia
Age23
Date of birth1 Jan 2003
BirthplaceCali
Shirt number#27
ClubUnion Magdalena
Full-back
17
Appearances
0
Goals
1
Assists
1198
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Union Magdalena.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Primera A160111086.62

Scout report

Squad depthFull-back

J. Lerma is a 23-year-old full-back at Union Magdalena, rated 23.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 93rd of 421 on scout potential in the Primera A. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (34.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.01 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Lerma.

Judged on this season alone, Lerma graded 8 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 57th of 62 of the 62 full-backs in the Primera A, on 2 clean sheets and 3.005 defensive actions per 90.

We hold a single season for Lerma, 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 23, top 26% of the 62 full-backs in the Primera A. At 23 Lerma is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 1.7 reflects that trajectory.

Current potentialTop 26% full-backs · Primera ACurrent season57th of 62 full-backs · Primera A57th-best full-back in the Primera A93rd in the Primera A · potential16th-highest potential full-back in the Primera A
23.4
Ratingi
16th of 62 full-backs
7.5
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
34.1%
Minutes
limited game time
3.01
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Union Magdalena finished 15th of 20 · a lower-table side

3.01
Def. / 90
23
Tackles
12
Interceptions
2
Clean sheets

3.01 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 17 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (15th of 20) 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 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 34.1% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 23.4, Lerma carries the 16th-highest potential of the full-backs in the Primera A (top 26%), and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Union Magdalena finished 15th of 20) — 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 (3.01 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.

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

Season statistics

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

Shooting

Goals0
Shots on target3
Shots6

Passing

Assists1

Possession

Successful dribbles25
Dribble success56.8%
Fouls won12

Defending

Tackles23
Interceptions12
Blocks5
Fouls committed20

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards6
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.