Domestic-league season · Cagliari.
Earlier this season at Penarol — Primera División - Clausura: 8 apps, 0g 0a, 608 min
The headline Season rating covers his time at Cagliari; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Serie A | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1315 | 6.72 |
 Primera División - Clausuraat Penarol | 8 | 0 | 0 | 608 | — |
 Coppa Italia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 6.6 |
J. Rodríguez is a 21-year-old central defender at Cagliari, rated 76.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 77th of 389 in the Serie A and 218th of 2919 U-23 players tracked. A young player, he has been a rotation option this season (56.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.72 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Rodríguez.
Judged on this season alone, Rodríguez graded 30 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 36th of 52 of the 52 centre-backs in the Serie A, on 3 clean sheets and 4.722 defensive actions per 90.
We hold a single season for Rodríguez, 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 77, top 16% of the 52 centre-backs in the Serie A. At 21 Rodríguez is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 42.6 reflects that trajectory.
4.72 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 17 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (14th 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 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 76.5, Rodríguez carries the 8th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Serie A (top 16%), and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Cagliari finished 14th 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 solid defensive volume (4.72 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). At 21 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (97/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow. With this floor already at 21, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
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 (~47), then tapers with age. At 21, Rodríguez sits on 42.6, still climbing toward its peak. The blue line is Rodríguez's projected Rating — 76.5 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.
No transfer news found for this player.
