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Full nameLautaro Javier Villegas
PositionDefensive midfielder
NationalityArgentina
Age22
Date of birth30 Dec 2003
Birthplace
Height171 cm
Shirt number#21
ClubBanfield
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Defensive midfielder

Season stats

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18
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
982
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Banfield.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Liga Profesional Argentina15007846.68

Scout report

Squad depthDefensive midfielder

L. Villegas is a 22-year-old defensive midfielder at Banfield, rated 49.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 98th of 493 on scout potential in the Liga Profesional Argentina and 501st of 1777 U-23 players tracked. An emerging talent, he has been a rotation option this season (49.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.57 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Villegas.

Judged on this season alone, Villegas graded 13 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 47th of 64 of the 64 defensive midfielders in the Liga Profesional Argentina, on 0 goals, 0 assists and 3.574 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 0 → 13). Across the 3 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 49, top 13% of the 64 defensive midfielders in the Liga Profesional Argentina. At 22 Villegas is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 12.5 reflects that trajectory.

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

Peak: 2026/27Trending upStepped up 2026/27
Current potentialTop 13% defensive midfielders · Liga Profesional ArgentinaCurrent season47th of 64 defensive midfielders · Liga Profesional Argentina47th-best defensive midfielder in the Liga Profesional Argentina98th in the Liga Profesional Argentina · potential8th-highest potential defensive midfielder in the Liga Profesional Argentina501st-highest potential U-23 tracked
49.3
Ratingi
8th of 64 defensive midfielders
13.4
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
49.6%
Minutes
rotation minutes
3.57
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Banfield finished 8th of 15 · a mid-table side

18
Apps
3.57
Def. / 90
30
Tackles
7
Interceptions
3
Clean sheets

3.57 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 18 appearances.

Strengths

  • Defensive volume. 3.57 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 49.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

With a Rating of 49.3, Villegas carries the 8th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Liga Profesional Argentina (top 13%). Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.57 tackles, blocks & interceptions 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.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the Liga Profesional Argentina with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0
Shots on target1
Shots3

Passing

Assists0
Chances created8
Passes344
Pass accuracy76%

Possession

Successful dribbles7
Dribble success77.8%
Duels won51
Duels won %49.5%
Fouls won7

Defending

Tackles30
Interceptions7
Blocks2
Fouls committed11

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.