Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Sporting Gijon.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Segunda División | 35 | 15 | 12 | 2826 | 7.13 |
Scout report
J. Otero is a 31-year-old centre-forward at Sporting Gijon, enjoying a standout season — 15 goals and 12 assists in 35 appearances, a Season grade of 62, top 3% of Segunda División centre-forwards. On long-term scout potential he's rated 37, ranking 339th of 452 in the Segunda División. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter (74.8% of available minutes). He brings 0.86 goal contributions per 90 (0.48 goals, 0.38 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Otero.
Judged on this season alone, Otero graded 62 — a standout campaign that ranks top 4% of the 60 centre-forwards in the Segunda División, on 15 goals and 12 assists in 35 appearances (0.86 involvements per 90).
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 39 → 62). Across the 5 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 37, 44th of 60 of the 60 centre-forwards 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 11.8 reflects that trajectory.
A career still climbing — Otero is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
Output in context · Sporting Gijon finished 10th of 20 · a mid-table side
15 goals in 35 appearances (0.43 per game) — a 15-goal haul playing for a mid-table side (10th of 20). He also laid on 12 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 27 goal contributions (0.77 per appearance).
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 74.8% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Final-third output. 0.86 goal contributions per 90 (0.48 goals, 0.38 assists) — productive for the role.
Watch points
- 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 37, Otero carries the 44th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the Segunda División of 60. In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.86 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).
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Transfer news
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