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Leonardo Balerdi

Key starterMarseille · 27 yrs

Profile

Full nameLeonardo Julián Balerdi Rosa
PositionCentre-back
NationalityArgentina
Age27
Date of birth26 Jan 1999
BirthplaceVilla Mercedes
Height187 cm
Shirt number#5
ClubMarseille
Centre-back
26
Appearances
0
Goals
1
Assists
1998
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Marseille.

Injury-affected season

Missed 7 of Marseille's ~34 games this season through 7 injury absences (muscle, inactive, illness). He still appeared 26 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 1260119986.91
UEFA Champions League6004956.62
Coupe de France3102707.47
Trophée des Champions100975.6

Scout report

Key starterCentral defender

L. Balerdi is a 27-year-old central defender at Marseille, rated 62.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 183rd of 321 on scout potential in the Ligue 1. In his prime years, he has been a regular starter this season (65.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.92 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Balerdi.

Judged on this season alone, Balerdi graded 35 — a solid campaign that ranks top 31% of the 59 centre-backs in the Ligue 1, on 6 clean sheets and 3.919 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 31 → 35). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 62, 34th of 59 of the 59 centre-backs in the Ligue 1. At 27 Balerdi is in his prime years, and a market index of 36.3 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Balerdi missed 7 games through injury (muscle, inactive, illness) out of roughly 34 this season. The 26 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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Past his 2022/23 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2022/23Trending downBreakout: 2022/23Injury-hit 2025/26
Current potential34th of 59 centre-backs · Ligue 1Current seasonTop 31% centre-backs · Ligue 118th-best centre-back in the Ligue 1183rd in the Ligue 1 · potential34th-highest potential centre-back in the Ligue 1
62.2
Ratingi
34th of 59 centre-backs
34.8
Seasoni
developing / rotation level
65.3%
Minutes
a regular starter
3.92
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Marseille finished 5th of 18 · an upper-table side

3.92
Def. / 90
49
Tackles
27
Interceptions
6
Clean sheets

3.92 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 6 clean sheets across 26 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (5th of 18) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 65.3% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Defensive volume. 3.92 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 62.2, Balerdi carries the 34th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Ligue 1 of 59. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.92 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Ligue 1 with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0
Shots on target5
Shots17

Passing

Assists1
Chances created5
Passes1,496
Pass accuracy92%

Possession

Successful dribbles10
Dribble success62.5%
Duels won120
Duels won %57.1%
Fouls won21

Defending

Tackles49
Interceptions27
Blocks11
Fouls committed23

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards5
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.