Following his move to Union Santa Fe, Pintado's current-season form is down 80% on last season (Season 35→7), while his Rating eased 37→28. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 56).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Union Santa FeLoan · 8th	10	0	1	6.09	28	7
2025/26	Gimnasia L.P. · 8th	31	0	2	7.04	37	35
2024/25	Gimnasia L.P. · 19th	39	0	5	7.12	48	56
2023/24	Defensor Sporting	36	1	0	—	—	—
2022/23	Godoy Cruz · 15th	20	0	0	6.67	41	9

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 7 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthFull-back

J. Pintado is a 29-year-old full-back at Union Santa Fe, rated 27.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 382nd of 553 on scout potential in the Liga Profesional Argentina. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (23.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.53 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Pintado.

Judged on this season alone, Pintado graded 7 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 81st of 84 of the 84 full-backs in the Liga Profesional Argentina, on 1 clean sheet and 3.529 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 35 → 7). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 28, 63rd of 84 of the 84 full-backs in the Liga Profesional Argentina. At 29 Pintado is in his prime years, and a market index of 4.1 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2024/25Trending downBreakout: 2024/25Streaky4 clubs

Current potential63rd of 84 full-backs · Liga Profesional Argentina · 10 apps Current season81st of 84 full-backs · Liga Profesional Argentina · 10 apps 81st-best full-back in the Liga Profesional Argentina 382nd in the Liga Profesional Argentina · potential 63rd-highest potential full-back in the Liga Profesional Argentina

27.8

Ratingi

63rd of 84 full-backs

6.8

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

23.8%

Minutes

limited game time

3.53

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · Union Santa Fe finished 8th of 15 · a mid-table side

Apps

3.53

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.53 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 10 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Defensive volume. 3.53 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Game time. Only 23.8% 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 27.8, Pintado carries the 63rd-highest potential of the full-backs in the Liga Profesional Argentina of 84 — though on just 10 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.53 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %23.8%

Available fixtures31 of 31

Goals / 900

Assists / 900.136

Goal contribution / 900.136

Defensive actions / 903.529

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Pass accuracy %75

Dribble success %42.9

Cards / 900.136

Foul involvement / 901.222

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~7), then tapers with age. At 29, Pintado sits on 4.1, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Pintado's projected Rating — 27.8 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among full-backs in the Liga Profesional Argentina with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Shots2

Passing

Assists1

Chances created6

Passes227

Pass accuracy75%

Possession

Successful dribbles3

Dribble success42.9%

Duels won38

Duels won %55.9%

Fouls won3

Defending

Tackles22

Interceptions3

Blocks1

Fouls committed6

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1

Red cards0

Transfer history

€0.4M total transfer fees · 5 moves

Union Santa Fe(on loan)Jul 2026 – now

Gimnasia L.P.(back from loan)Jul 2026 – Jul 2026

Nacional(on loan)Jan 2026 – Jul 2026

Gimnasia L.P.Jan 2024 – Jan 2026€ 368K

Godoy Cruz(on loan)Jan 2022 – Jan 2024

JJuventuduntil Jan 2022

About J. Pintado

Juan de Dios Pintado Leines is a 29-year-old full-back who plays for Union Santa Fe, born on July 28, 1997 in Las Piedras, standing 172 cm tall. He is from Uruguay. Union Santa Fe currently sit 8th of 15 in the Liga Profesional Argentina.

This season

In the current season, J. Pintado has made 10 appearances with 0 goals and 1 assist across 663 minutes, averaging a 6.61 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 1 yellow card.

When J. Pintado plays, Union Santa Fe's record this season is 4W-0D-6L — and his match ratings average 6.77 at home against 6.46 on the road.

Recent matches

October 3, 2026: 0-3 loss away at Boca Juniors (90 minutes, 5.43 rating)
September 19, 2026: 1-2 loss at home vs Independiente (96 minutes, 6.7 rating)
September 12, 2026: 1-2 loss away at Talleres Cordoba (90 minutes, 6.48 rating)
September 8, 2026: 3-2 win at home vs Instituto Cordoba (89 minutes, 1 assist, 6.03 rating)
August 28, 2026: 4-1 win at home vs Sarmiento Junin (94 minutes, 7.5 rating)
August 21, 2026: 3-1 win away at Aldosivi (89 minutes, 6.9 rating)
August 15, 2026: 0-1 loss away at San Lorenzo (45 minutes, 6.9 rating)
August 11, 2026: 1-2 loss at home vs Central Cordoba de Santiago (22 minutes, 6.9 rating)
August 6, 2026: 2-1 win at home vs Lanus (14 minutes, 6.7 rating)
August 1, 2026: 0-2 loss away at Gimnasia M. (29 minutes, 6.6 rating)

J. Pintado's next match is on November 1, 2026, when Union Santa Fe face Newells Old Boys away in the Liga Profesional Argentina.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates J. Pintado at 27.8 with a Season form score of 6.8, ranking 382nd of 553 full-backs in the Liga Profesional Argentina. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 12 recorded seasons, J. Pintado has totalled 267 club appearances with 5 goals and 8 assists for 6 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2024/25, with 39 appearances for Gimnasia L.P..

J. Pintado's career has also included time at Gimnasia L.P., Nacional, Godoy Cruz and JJuventud.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

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Scout report

Output in context · Union Santa Fe finished 8th of 15 · a mid-table side

Strengths

Watch points