Pintado's current-season form is down 37% on last season (Season 56→35), while his Rating eased 48→37. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 56).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
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
2021/22	Juventud	21	3	0	—	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 6 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scout report

Project playerBall-winning Defensive midfielder

J. Pintado is a 29-year-old defensive midfielder at Gimnasia L.P., rated 36.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 280th of 570 on scout potential in the Liga Profesional Argentina. An experienced operator, he has been an ever-present this season (89.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.04 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 35 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 12% of the 72 defensive midfielders in the Liga Profesional Argentina, on 0 goals, 2 assists and 4.04 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 56 → 35). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 37, 41st of 72 of the 72 defensive midfielders in the Liga Profesional Argentina. At 29 Pintado is in his prime years, and a market index of 8.6 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2024/25Trending upBreakout: 2024/25Streaky

Current potential41st of 72 defensive midfielders · Liga Profesional Argentina Current seasonTop 12% defensive midfielders · Liga Profesional Argentina8th-best defensive midfielder in the Liga Profesional Argentina280th in the Liga Profesional Argentina · potential41st-highest potential defensive midfielder in the Liga Profesional Argentina

36.7

Ratingi

41st of 72 defensive midfielders

35.1

Seasoni

developing / rotation level

89.1%

Minutes

near ever-present

4.04

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · Gimnasia L.P. finished 8th of 15 · a mid-table side

4.04

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

4.04 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 12 clean sheets across 31 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 89.1% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Defensive volume. 4.04 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

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

Outlook

With a Rating of 36.7, Pintado carries the 41st-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Liga Profesional Argentina of 72. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.04 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 %89.1%

Available fixtures35 of 35

Goals / 900

Assists / 900.064

Goal contribution / 900.064

Defensive actions / 904.04

Player flow

Goal involvements2

Shot conversion %0

Shot accuracy %15.4

Dribble success %50.8

Cards / 900.192

Foul involvement / 901.924

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 (~16), then tapers with age. At 29, Pintado sits on 8.6, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Pintado's projected Rating — 36.7 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 defensive midfielders in the Liga Profesional Argentina with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Shots on target2

Shots13

Passing

Assists2

Chances created49

Passes995

Possession

Successful dribbles32

Dribble success50.8%

Duels won163

Duels won %50.5%

Fouls won28

Defending

Tackles77

Interceptions35

Blocks14

Fouls committed32

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards6

Red cards0

Transfer history

€0.4M total transfer fees · 5 moves

Union Santa Fe(on loan)2026/27 – now

Gimnasia L.P.(back from loan)2026/27 – 2026/27

Club Nacional(on loan)2025/26 – 2026/27

Gimnasia L.P.2023/24 – 2025/26€ 368K

Godoy Cruz(on loan)2021/22 – 2023/24

Juventuduntil 2021/22

About J. Pintado

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

This season

In the current season, J. Pintado has made 31 appearances with 0 goals and 2 assists across 2,807 minutes, averaging a 6.8 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 6 yellow cards. His season has spanned the Liga Profesional Argentina and the Copa Argentina. Though primarily a defensive midfielder, he has also lined up in defence this season.

When J. Pintado plays, Gimnasia L.P.'s record this season is 12W-5D-16L — and his match ratings average 7.22 at home against 6.86 on the road.

Recent matches

December 8, 2025: 0-1 loss at home vs Estudiantes L.P. (90 minutes, 6.2 rating)
December 1, 2025: 2-0 win away at Barracas Central (89 minutes, 7.2 rating)
November 25, 2025: 2-1 win away at Union Santa Fe (90 minutes, 6.2 rating)
November 17, 2025: 3-0 win away at Platense (94 minutes, 7.3 rating)
November 10, 2025: 2-0 win at home vs Velez Sarsfield (96 minutes, 7 rating)
November 2, 2025: 1-0 win away at River Plate (67 minutes, 7.2 rating)
October 19, 2025: 0-2 loss away at Estudiantes L.P. (66 minutes, 6.5 rating)
October 4, 2025: 1-0 win away at Sarmiento Junin (90 minutes, 7 rating)
September 27, 2025: 0-3 loss at home vs Rosario Central (25 minutes, 6.9 rating)
September 19, 2025: 0-1 loss away at Deportivo Riestra (66 minutes, 6.5 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates J. Pintado at 36.7 with a Season form score of 35.1, ranking 280th of 570 defensive midfielders in the Liga Profesional Argentina. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 11 recorded seasons, J. Pintado has totalled 257 club appearances with 5 goals and 7 assists for 5 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 Union Santa Fe, Club Nacional, Godoy Cruz and Juventud.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Gimnasia L.P. finished 8th of 15 · a mid-table side

Strengths

Watch points