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PositionCentre-back
NationalityArgentina
Age28
Date of birth18 Jan 1998
BirthplaceGualeguay
Height175 cm
Shirt number#6
ClubManchester United
Centre-back
18
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
1237
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Manchester United.

Injury-affected season

Missed 17 of Manchester United's ~38 games this season through 14 injury absences and 3 suspensions (knee, jumpers knee, calf). He still appeared 18 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
Premier League180012377.1
Premier League Summer Series5003687.3
FA Cup100797.6

Scout report

Key starterCentral defender

Lisandro Martínez is a 28-year-old central defender at Manchester United, rated 63.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 244th of 376 on scout potential in the Premier League. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter this season (65.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.13 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Martínez.

Judged on this season alone, Martínez graded 27 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 37th of 64 of the 64 centre-backs in the Premier League, on 3 clean sheets and 3.129 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 29 → 27). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 63, 39th of 64 of the 64 centre-backs in the Premier League. At 28 Martínez is in his prime years, and a market index of 45.6 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Martínez missed 14 games through injury and 3 suspensions (knee, jumpers knee, calf) out of roughly 38 this season. The 18 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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Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2021/22Trending upBreakout: 2021/22StreakyInjury-hit 2025/26
Current potential39th of 64 centre-backs · Premier LeagueCurrent season37th of 64 centre-backs · Premier League37th-best centre-back in the Premier League244th in the Premier League · potential39th-highest potential centre-back in the Premier League
63.3
Ratingi
39th of 64 centre-backs
26.9
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
65.4%
Minutes
a regular starter
3.13
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Manchester United finished 3rd of 20 · an upper-table side

3.13
Def. / 90
19
Tackles
12
Interceptions
3
Clean sheets

3.13 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 18 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (3rd of 20) 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.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 65.4% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 99/100).

Watch points

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

Outlook

With a Rating of 63.3, Martínez carries the 39th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Premier League of 64. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.13 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.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.