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Full nameJulio César Enciso Espínola
PositionCentre-forward
NationalityParaguay
Age22
Date of birth23 Jan 2004
BirthplaceCaaguazú
Height173 cm
Shirt number#19
ClubStrasbourg
Centre-forwardalso played FWD
27
Appearances
3
Goals
6
Assists
1892
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Strasbourg.

Injury-affected season

Missed 10 of Strasbourg's ~34 games this season through 10 injury absences (jumpers knee, knee). He still appeared 27 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Ligue 1273618927.06
UEFA Europa Conference League10336906.96
Coupe de France5603847.84

Scout report

Rising assetCreative Centre-forward

J. Enciso is a 22-year-old centre-forward at Strasbourg, rated 82.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 32nd of 337 on scout potential in the Ligue 1 and 97th of 2874 U-23 players tracked. An emerging talent, he has been a regular starter this season (77.9% of available minutes). He brings 0.43 goal contributions per 90 (0.14 goals, 0.28 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Enciso.

Judged on this season alone, Enciso graded 40 — a solid campaign that ranks top 38% of the 35 centre-forwards in the Ligue 1, on 3 goals and 6 assists in 27 appearances (0.428 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 10 → 40). Across the 4 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 83, top 12% of the 35 centre-forwards in the Ligue 1. At 22 Enciso is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 45.7 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Enciso missed 10 games through injury (jumpers knee, knee) out of roughly 34 this season. The 27 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.

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

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2025/26Injury-hit 2025/26
Current potentialTop 12% centre-forwards · Ligue 1Current seasonTop 38% centre-forwards · Ligue 113th-best centre-forward in the Ligue 132nd in the Ligue 1 · potential4th-highest potential centre-forward in the Ligue 197th-highest potential U-23 tracked
82.5
Ratingi
4th of 35 centre-forwards
40.2
Seasoni
developing / rotation level
77.9%
Minutes
a regular starter
0.43
Goal contrib / 90
productive for the role

Output in context · Strasbourg finished 8th of 18 · a mid-table side

3
Goals
6
Assists
9
G+A
0.11
Goals / app

3 goals in 27 appearances (0.11 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. He also laid on 6 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 9 goal contributions (0.33 per appearance).

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 77.9% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Final-third output. 0.43 goal contributions per 90 (0.14 goals, 0.28 assists) — productive for the role.
  • Ceiling. High potential at just 22 — room to grow into a bigger role.

Watch points

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

Outlook

With a Rating of 82.5, Enciso carries the 4th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the Ligue 1 (top 12%). In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.43 goal contributions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 1.9×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 22, 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.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.