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Full nameLeonard Richard Costa Martínez
PositionCentre-back
NationalityUruguay
Age28
Date of birth24 Aug 1998
BirthplaceArtigas
Height182 cm
Shirt number#2
ClubIndepend. Rivadavia
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Centre-back

Season stats

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23
Appearances
1
Goals
1
Assists
1721
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Independ. Rivadavia.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Liga Profesional Argentina161110996.67
CONMEBOL Libertadores5013676.58

Scout report

Project playerCentral defender

L. Costa is a 28-year-old central defender at Independ. Rivadavia, rated 38.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 216th of 518 on scout potential in the Liga Profesional Argentina. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter this season (73.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.3 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Costa.

Judged on this season alone, Costa graded 20 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 96th of 112 of the 112 centre-backs in the Liga Profesional Argentina, on 4 clean sheets and 2.301 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 24 → 20).

On long-term talent our Rating reads 38, top 36% of the 112 centre-backs in the Liga Profesional Argentina. At 28 Costa is in his prime years, and a market index of 6.1 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2025/26 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2025/26Holding level
Current potentialTop 36% centre-backs · Liga Profesional ArgentinaCurrent season96th of 112 centre-backs · Liga Profesional Argentina96th-best centre-back in the Liga Profesional Argentina216th in the Liga Profesional Argentina · potential40th-highest potential centre-back in the Liga Profesional Argentina
38.3
Ratingi
40th of 112 centre-backs
19.9
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
73.5%
Minutes
a regular starter
2.3
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Independ. Rivadavia finished 8th of 15 · a mid-table side

23
Apps
2.3
Def. / 90
18
Tackles
19
Interceptions
4
Clean sheets

2.3 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 23 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 73.5% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 38.3, Costa carries the 40th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Liga Profesional Argentina (top 36%). Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.3 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).

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 target1
Shots5

Passing

Assists1
Chances created3
Passes595
Pass accuracy79%

Possession

Successful dribbles1
Dribble success33.3%
Duels won64
Duels won %56.6%
Fouls won9

Defending

Tackles18
Interceptions19
Blocks7
Fouls committed9

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.