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ratings updated 20 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameLucas Alessandro Souto
PositionCentre-back
NationalityArgentina
Age27
Date of birth11 Oct 1998
BirthplaceBuenos Aires
Shirt number#33
ClubDefensa Y Justicia
Centre-backalso played MID
18
Appearances
1
Goals
0
Assists
1532
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Defensa Y Justicia.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Liga Profesional Argentina151013496.63

Scout report

One of the biggest game-time risers in the Liga Profesional Argentina: on the pitch for 75% of Defensa Y Justicia's available minutes this season, up from 2% last year — a bench-to-starter jump the ratings will catch up with at the next checkpoint.

Project playerCentral defender

L. Souto is a 27-year-old central defender at Defensa Y Justicia, rated 40.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 209th of 520 on scout potential in the Liga Profesional Argentina. In his prime years, he has been a regular starter this season (68.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.64 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Souto.

Judged on this season alone, Souto graded 32 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 59th of 112 of the 112 centre-backs in the Liga Profesional Argentina, on 5 clean sheets and 3.642 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 0 → 32). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 41, top 34% of the 112 centre-backs in the Liga Profesional Argentina. At 27 Souto is in his prime years, and a market index of 14.1 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2024/25Trending upBreakout: 2024/25Streaky
40.8
Ratingi
38th of 112 centre-backs
31.8
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
68.1%
Minutes
a regular starter
3.64
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Defensa Y Justicia finished 10th of 15 · a mid-table side

18
Apps
3.64
Def. / 90
21
Tackles
38
Interceptions
5
Clean sheets

3.64 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 18 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 68.1% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Defensive volume. 3.64 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

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

Outlook

With a Rating of 40.8, Souto carries the 38th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Liga Profesional Argentina (top 34%). Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.64 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 Liga Profesional Argentina with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1
Shots on target2
Shots6

Passing

Assists0
Chances created1
Passes637
Pass accuracy80%

Possession

Successful dribbles6
Dribble success35.3%
Duels won74
Duels won %50%
Fouls won6

Defending

Tackles21
Interceptions38
Blocks3
Fouls committed19
Penalties conceded1

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0
Red cards1

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.