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Juan Otero

Experienced headSporting Gijon · 31 yrsRotation

Profile

Full nameJuan Ferney Otero Tovar
PositionWinger
NationalityColombia
Age31
Date of birth26 May 1995
BirthplaceSipí
Height179 cm
Shirt number#19
ClubSporting Gijon
Winger
8
Appearances
1
Goals
1
Assists
613
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Sporting Gijon.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Segunda División100907.3

Scout report

Experienced headWinger

J. Otero is a 31-year-old winger at Sporting Gijon, rated 28.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 130th of 194 on scout potential in the Segunda División. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (32.4% of available minutes). He brings 0.29 goal contributions per 90 (0.15 goals, 0.15 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Otero.

Judged on this season alone, Otero graded 13 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 8th of 12 of the 12 wingers in the Segunda División, on 1 goal and 1 assist in 8 appearances (0.294 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 62 → 13). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2025/26.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 28, 8th of 12 of the 12 wingers in the Segunda División. At 31 Otero is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 5.4 reflects that trajectory.

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Past his 2025/26 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2025/26Trending downBreakout: 2025/26Streaky
28.2
Ratingi
8th of 12 wingers
12.6
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
32.4%
Minutes
limited game time
0.29
Goal contrib / 90
modest end product

Output in context · Sporting Gijon finished 4th of 22 · an upper-table side

8
Apps
1
Goals
1
Assists
2
G+A
0.13
Goals / app

1 goal in 8 appearances (0.13 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 1 assist for 2 goal contributions in all.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 32.4% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Output. 0.29 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.
  • Age curve. At 31, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 28.2, Otero carries the 8th-highest potential of the wingers in the Segunda División of 12 — though on just 8 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.29 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).

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

Season statistics

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

Shooting

Goals1
Shots on target4
Shots8

Passing

Assists1
Chances created9
Passes151
Pass accuracy70%

Possession

Successful dribbles10
Dribble success55.6%
Duels won57
Duels won %55.9%
Fouls won14

Defending

Tackles1
Interceptions3
Blocks2—
Fouls committed11

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.