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Full nameJuan Pablo Ludueña
PositionCentre-back
NationalityArgentina
Age23
Date of birth11 Feb 2003
BirthplaceRío Primero
Height176 cm
Shirt number#26
ClubUnion Santa Fe
Centre-back
26
Appearances
1
Goals
1
Assists
2278
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Union Santa Fe.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Liga Profesional Argentina170114446.78

Scout report

One of the biggest game-time risers in the Liga Profesional Argentina: on the pitch for 93% of Union Santa Fe's available minutes this season, up from 23% last year — a bench-to-starter jump the ratings will catch up with at the next checkpoint.

Solid contributorBall-winning Central defender

J. Ludueña is a 23-year-old central defender at Union Santa Fe, rated 54.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 25th of 520 on scout potential in the Liga Profesional Argentina. An emerging talent, he has been an ever-present this season (93.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.27 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Ludueña.

Judged on this season alone, Ludueña graded 37 — a solid campaign that ranks top 38% of the 112 centre-backs in the Liga Profesional Argentina, on 5 clean sheets and 4.267 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 15 → 37). Across the 3 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 55, top 4% of the 112 centre-backs in the Liga Profesional Argentina. At 23 Ludueña is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 16.3 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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A career still climbing — Ludueña is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2026/27Trending upBreakout: 2026/27
54.9
Ratingi
4th of 112 centre-backs
36.6
Seasoni
developing / rotation level
93.7%
Minutes
near ever-present
4.27
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

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

26
Apps
4.27
Def. / 90
55
Tackles
44
Interceptions
5
Clean sheets

4.27 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 26 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 93.7% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Defensive volume. 4.27 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

With a Rating of 54.9, Ludueña carries the 4th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Liga Profesional Argentina (top 4%). Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.27 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 23, 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.

Season statistics

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

Shooting

Goals1
Shots on target4
Shots12

Passing

Assists1
Chances created4
Passes929
Pass accuracy78%

Possession

Successful dribbles5
Dribble success55.6%
Duels won133
Duels won %60.5%
Fouls won7

Defending

Tackles55
Interceptions44
Blocks9
Fouls committed11

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards5
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.