Lucas Olaza

Olaza's current-season form is down 14% on last season (Season 51→44), while his Rating eased 21→18. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 51).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
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
2021/22	Valladolid · 2nd	11	0	0	6.98	45	12
2021/22	ElcheLoan · 13th	5	1	0	7	53	5

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 10 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 — 1 goals and 4 assists in 27 appearances, a Season grade of 44, top 8% of Premier League full-backs. On long-term scout potential he's rated 18, ranking 227th of 276 in the Premier League. A seasoned veteran, he has been an ever-present (87.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.85 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 44 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 9% of the 36 full-backs in the Premier League, on 11 clean sheets and 2.851 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 51 → 44). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 18, 27th of 36 of the 36 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 1.3 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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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: 2024/25Stepped up 2022/23

Current potential27th of 36 full-backs · Premier League Current seasonTop 9% full-backs · Premier League3rd-best full-back in the Premier League227th in the Premier League · potential27th-highest potential full-back in the Premier League

Ratingi

27th of 36 full-backs

44.3

Seasoni

developing / rotation level

87.7%

Minutes

near ever-present

2.85

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · FC Krasnodar finished 2nd of 16 · a title-challenging side

2.85

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.85 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 11 clean sheets across 27 appearances. Behind a title-challenging side (2nd 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 1 goal and 4 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 87.7% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.19 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 18, Olaza carries the 27th-highest potential of the full-backs in the Premier League of 36. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.85 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 %87.7%

Available fixtures30 of 30

Goals / 900.038

Assists / 900.152

Goal contribution / 900.19

Defensive actions / 902.851

Player flow

Goal involvements5

Shot conversion %25

Shot accuracy %25

Pass accuracy %79

Dribble success %63.2

Cards / 900.076

Foul involvement / 901.862

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 1.3, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Olaza's projected Rating — 18 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

Goals1

Shots on target4

Shots16

Passing

Assists4

Chances created43

Passes1,339

Pass accuracy79%

Possession

Successful dribbles12

Dribble success63.2%

Duels won109

Duels won %61.9%

Fouls won32

Defending

Tackles41

Interceptions25

Blocks9

Fouls committed17

Penalties conceded2

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2

Red cards0

Transfer history

€7.8M total transfer fees · 11 moves

FC Krasnodar2023/24 – now€ 2M

Valladolid(back from loan)2022/23 – 2023/24

Elche(on loan)2021/22 – 2022/23

Valladolid2021/22 – 2021/22€ 2M

Valladolid(on loan)2020/21 – 2021/22

Celta Vigo(on loan)2018/19 – 2020/21

Boca Juniors2018/19 – 2018/19€ 3.2M

Talleres Cordoba2017/18 – 2018/19€ 640K

Danubio2016/17 – 2017/18

Celta Vigo(on loan)2015/16 – 2016/17

Atletico Paranaense(on loan)2013/14 – 2015/16

CA River Plateuntil 2013/14

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 27 appearances with 1 goal and 4 assists across 2,368 minutes, averaging a 7.15 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 2 yellow cards. His season has spanned the Premier League and the Super Cup.

When L. Olaza plays, FC Krasnodar's record this season is 18W-5D-4L — and his match ratings average 7.3 at home against 7.08 on the road.

Recent matches

May 17, 2026: 3-0 win at home vs FC Orenburg (90 minutes, 7.6 rating)
May 11, 2026: 1-2 loss away at Dynamo (90 minutes, 6.2 rating)
May 3, 2026: 1-0 win away at Akron (90 minutes, 8.5 rating)
April 26, 2026: 2-1 win at home vs Dinamo Makhachkala (90 minutes, 7.2 rating)
April 23, 2026: 2-1 win away at Spartak Moscow (90 minutes, 6.7 rating)
April 19, 2026: 2-2 draw at home vs Baltika (90 minutes, 7 rating)
April 12, 2026: 1-1 draw away at Zenit (90 minutes, 1 goal, 7.3 rating)
April 4, 2026: 1-0 win away at Akhmat (90 minutes, 7.5 rating)
March 21, 2026: 5-0 win at home vs Nizhny Novgorod (87 minutes, 7.2 rating)
March 14, 2026: 2-1 win away at FC Sochi (90 minutes, 6.3 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates L. Olaza at 18 with a Season form score of 44.3, ranking 227th of 276 full-backs in the Premier League. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Availability: L. Olaza has missed 1 match this season through injury.

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

Career

Across 15 recorded seasons, L. Olaza has totalled 327 club appearances with 24 goals and 21 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, Danubio, Atletico Paranaense and CA 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

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · FC Krasnodar finished 2nd of 16 · a title-challenging side

Strengths

Watch points