Domestic-league season · Cruzeiro.
Missed 4 of Cruzeiro's ~38 games this season through 4 injury absences (yellow cards, rest). He still appeared 32 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.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Serie A | 32 | 1 | 0 | 2892 | 7.16 |
 Copa Do Brasil | 6 | 1 | 0 | 503 | 7.2 |
 Mineiro - 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 240 | — |
 CONMEBOL Sudamericana | 3 | 0 | 0 | 166 | 6.83 |
Villalba's current-season form is up 215% on last season (Season 20→63), while his Rating climbed 39→42. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 72).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Cruzeiro · 3rd | 32 | 1 | 0 | 7.16 | 42 | 63 |
| 2024/25 | Cruzeiro · 9th | 23 | 0 | 0 | 6.81 | 39 | 20 |
| 2022/23 | Argentinos JRS · 8th | 41 | 1 | 2 | 7.1 | 46 | 44 |
| 2021/22 | Argentinos JRS · 14th | 31 | 2 | 2 | 7.11 | 47 | 71 |
| 2020/21 | Aldosivi · 3rd | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7.14 | 56 | 72 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
L. Villalba is a 31-year-old central defender at Cruzeiro, rated 41.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 235th of 427 in the Serie A. A seasoned veteran, he has been an ever-present this season (94.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.3 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Villalba.
Judged on this season alone, Villalba graded 63 — a standout campaign that ranks top 2% of the 72 centre-backs in the Serie A, on 14 clean sheets and 3.299 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 20 → 63). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 42, 42nd of 72 of the 72 centre-backs in the Serie A. At 31 Villalba is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 24.7 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Villalba missed 4 games through injury (yellow cards, rest) out of roughly 38 this season. The 32 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.
Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
3.3 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 14 clean sheets across 32 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. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 41.6, Villalba carries the 42nd-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Serie A of 72. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.3 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~55), then tapers with age. At 31, Villalba sits on 24.7, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Villalba's projected Rating — 41.6 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.
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