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Joyce Ossa

Project playerDeportivo Pasto · 28 yrsStarterNew signing

ratings updated 18 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameJoyce Esteban Ossa Rios
PositionCentre-back
NationalityColombia
Age28
Date of birth14 May 1998
BirthplaceItagüí
Height184 cm
Shirt number#23
ClubDeportivo Pasto
Centre-back
38
Appearances
1
Goals
1
Assists
3315
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Deportivo Pasto.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Primera A381133156.8

Scout report

Project playerCentral defender

J. Ossa is a 28-year-old central defender at Deportivo Pasto, enjoying a standout season — 1 goals and 1 assists in 38 appearances, a Season grade of 28, top 16% of Primera A centre-backs. On long-term scout potential he's rated 20.7, ranking 152nd of 347 in the Primera A. An experienced operator, he has been an ever-present (92.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.18 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Ossa.

Judged on this season alone, Ossa graded 28 — a strong campaign that ranks top 17% of the 68 centre-backs in the Primera A, on 9 clean sheets and 3.176 defensive actions per 90.

We hold a single season for Ossa, 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 21, 29th of 68 of the 68 centre-backs in the Primera A. At 28 Ossa is in his prime years, and a market index of 1.5 reflects that trajectory.

20.7
Ratingi
29th of 68 centre-backs
28.2
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
92.1%
Minutes
near ever-present
3.18
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Deportivo Pasto finished 17th of 20 · a lower-table side

38
Apps
3.18
Def. / 90
40
Tackles
50
Interceptions
9
Clean sheets

3.18 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 9 clean sheets across 38 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (17th 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 1 goal and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 92.1% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 20.7, Ossa carries the 29th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Primera A of 68, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Deportivo Pasto finished 17th 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 (3.18 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).

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

Season statistics

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

Shooting

Goals1
Shots on target10
Shots24

Passing

Assists1

Possession

Successful dribbles5
Dribble success55.6%
Fouls won30

Defending

Tackles40
Interceptions50
Blocks27
Fouls committed30

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards8
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.