Lucas Olaza

Olaza's current-season form is down 32% on last season (Season 44→30), while his Rating eased 18→16. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 51).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	FC Krasnodar · 5th	11	2	2	7.14	16	30
2025/26	FC Krasnodar · 2nd	27	1	4	7.2	18	44
2024/25	FC Krasnodar · 1st	26	1	2	7.25	21	51
2023/24	FC Krasnodar · 2nd	25	1	2	6.9	22	28
2022/23	Valladolid · 18th	23	0	1	6.73	51	18

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 11 earlier seasons and 1 youth-team spell in the full career.

Uruguay · international

Side	Apps	G
Uruguay	10	0
Uruguay U20	1	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headFull-back

L. Olaza is a 32-year-old full-back at FC Krasnodar, enjoying a standout season — 2 goals and 2 assists in 11 appearances, a Season grade of 30, top 9% of Premier League full-backs. On long-term scout potential he's rated 16.4, ranking 143rd of 157 in the Premier League. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter (71.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.25 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Olaza.

Judged on this season alone, Olaza graded 30 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 10% of the 22 full-backs in the Premier League, on 4 clean sheets and 2.248 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 44 → 30). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 16, 21st of 22 of the 22 full-backs in the Premier League. At 32 Olaza is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.2 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2024/25Trending downBreakout: 2024/25Stepped up 2022/23

Current potential21st of 22 full-backs · Premier League · 11 apps Current season2nd of 22 full-backs · Premier League · 11 apps 2nd-best full-back in the Premier League 143rd in the Premier League · potential 21st-highest potential full-back in the Premier League

16.4

Ratingi

21st of 22 full-backs

29.5

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

71.2%

Minutes

a regular starter

2.25

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · FC Krasnodar finished 5th of 16 · an upper-table side

Apps

2.25

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.25 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 11 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (5th of 16) 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 2 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 71.2% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.37 goal involvements per 90, useful for a full-back.

Watch points

Age curve. At 32, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 16.4, Olaza carries the 21st-highest potential of the full-backs in the Premier League of 22 — though on just 11 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.25 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.8× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %71.2%

Available fixtures11 of 11

Goals / 900.187

Assists / 900.187

Goal contribution / 900.375

Defensive actions / 902.248

Player flow

Goal involvements4

Shot conversion %100

Shot accuracy %28.6

Pass accuracy %80

Dribble success %33.3

Cards / 900.187

Foul involvement / 902.903

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

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 (~3), then tapers with age. At 32, Olaza sits on 1.2, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Olaza's projected Rating — 16.4 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.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among full-backs in the Premier League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals2

Shots on target2

Shots7

Passing

Assists2

Chances created24

Passes530

Pass accuracy80%

Possession

Successful dribbles2

Dribble success33.3%

Duels won47

Duels won %56%

Fouls won18

Defending

Tackles13

Interceptions10

Blocks1

Fouls committed13

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2

Red cards0

Transfer history

€7.8M total transfer fees · 9 moves

FC KrasnodarAug 2023 – now€ 2M

Valladolid(back from loan)Jul 2022 – Aug 2023

Elche(on loan)Jan 2022 – Jul 2022

ValladolidJul 2021 – Jan 2022€ 2M

Valladolid(on loan)Feb 2021 – Jul 2021

Celta Vigo(on loan)Jan 2019 – Feb 2021

Boca JuniorsJul 2018 – Jan 2019€ 3.2M

Talleres CordobaJul 2017 – Jul 2018€ 640K

DDanubiountil Jul 2017

Celta Vigo(on loan)Jul 2015 – Jul 2017

CCA River Plateuntil Jul 2015

About L. Olaza

Lucas René Olaza Catrofe is a 32-year-old full-back who plays for FC Krasnodar, born on July 21, 1994 in Montevideo, standing 173 cm tall. He is from Uruguay.

This season

In the current season, L. Olaza has made 11 appearances with 2 goals and 2 assists across 961 minutes, averaging a 7.13 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 2 yellow cards.

When L. Olaza plays, FC Krasnodar's record this season is 6W-4D-1L — and his match ratings average 7.1 at home against 7.12 on the road.

Recent matches

October 17, 2026: 3-3 draw away at Lokomotiv (90 minutes, 1 goal, 7.1 rating)
October 10, 2026: 2-3 loss at home vs Zenit (90 minutes, 5.87 rating)
September 17, 2026: 0-0 draw away at FC Orenburg (90 minutes, 6.96 rating)
September 13, 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs Akron (90 minutes, 7.41 rating)
September 5, 2026: 2-2 draw away at Krylia Sovetov (69 minutes, 1 assist, 6.78 rating)
August 29, 2026: 1-0 win at home vs FC Rostov (90 minutes, 7.5 rating)
August 23, 2026: 1-0 win away at Dinamo Makhachkala (90 minutes, 7 rating)
August 15, 2026: 1-0 win at home vs Akhmat (82 minutes, 7.2 rating)
August 9, 2026: 2-1 win away at Spartak Moscow (90 minutes, 1 goal, 8 rating)
August 2, 2026: 3-2 win at home vs Fakel (90 minutes, 1 assist, 7.5 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates L. Olaza at 16.4 with a Season form score of 29.5, ranking 143rd of 157 full-backs in the Premier League. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the Premier League. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 16 recorded seasons, L. Olaza has totalled 338 club appearances with 26 goals and 23 assists for 10 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2019/20, with 35 appearances for Celta Vigo.

L. Olaza's career has also included time at Valladolid, Elche, Celta Vigo, Boca Juniors, Talleres Cordoba, DDanubio and CCA River Plate.

On the international stage, L. Olaza has represented Uruguay and Uruguay U20 — 11 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Career

Scout report

Output in context · FC Krasnodar finished 5th of 16 · an upper-table side

Strengths

Watch points