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Full nameManuel García
PositionDefensive midfielder
NationalityArgentina
Age27
Date of birth11 Jun 1999
Shirt number#5
ClubSarmiento Junin
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Defensive midfielderalso played DEF

Season stats

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17
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
1049
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Sarmiento Junin.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Liga Profesional Argentina13008626.6

Scout report

Squad depthDefensive midfielder

M. García is a 27-year-old defensive midfielder at Sarmiento Junin, rated 37.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 285th of 553 on scout potential in the Liga Profesional Argentina. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (40.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.86 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on García.

Judged on this season alone, García graded 12 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 59th of 73 of the 73 defensive midfielders in the Liga Profesional Argentina, on 0 goals, 0 assists and 3.861 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 20 → 12). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 37, 42nd of 73 of the 73 defensive midfielders in the Liga Profesional Argentina. At 27 García is in his prime years, and a market index of 9.9 reflects that trajectory.

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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 downRemarkably consistent
Current potential42nd of 73 defensive midfielders · Liga Profesional ArgentinaCurrent season59th of 73 defensive midfielders · Liga Profesional Argentina59th-best defensive midfielder in the Liga Profesional Argentina285th in the Liga Profesional Argentina · potential42nd-highest potential defensive midfielder in the Liga Profesional Argentina
37.3
Ratingi
42nd of 73 defensive midfielders
11.5
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
40.2%
Minutes
rotation minutes
3.86
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Sarmiento Junin finished 8th of 15 · a mid-table side

17
Apps
3.86
Def. / 90
32
Tackles
13
Interceptions
3
Clean sheets

3.86 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 17 appearances.

Strengths

  • Defensive volume. 3.86 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 40.2% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 37.3, García carries the 42nd-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Liga Profesional Argentina of 73. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.86 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 defensive midfielders in the Liga Profesional Argentina with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0
Shots on target1
Shots4

Passing

Assists0
Chances created3
Passes328
Pass accuracy70%

Possession

Successful dribbles7
Dribble success41.2%
Duels won50
Duels won %41.3%
Fouls won5

Defending

Tackles32
Interceptions13
Fouls committed31
Penalties conceded1

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.