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Full nameMarcelo Josemir Saracchi Pintos
PositionFull-back
NationalityUruguay
Age28
Date of birth23 Apr 1998
BirthplacePaysandú
Height175 cm
ClubCeltic
Full-backalso played MID
19
Appearances
1
Goals
2
Assists
668
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Celtic.

Also this season

On loan at Boca JuniorsCopa Argentina: 32 apps, 0g 0a, 1535 min

On loan at Boca JuniorsLiga Profesional Argentina: 7 apps, 1g 0a, 374 min

On loan at Boca JuniorsCONMEBOL Libertadores: 2 apps, 0g 0a, 165 min

The headline Season rating covers his time at Celtic; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Copa Argentinaat Boca Juniors320015356.76
Premiership19126687.05
Liga Profesional Argentinaat Boca Juniors7103746.89
CONMEBOL Libertadoresat Boca Juniors2001657.3
UEFA Europa League4001556.88
FIFA Club World Cupat Boca Juniors100106.3
League Cup1000

Scout report

Squad depthCreative Full-back

M. Saracchi is a 28-year-old full-back at Celtic, rated 31.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 153rd of 225 on scout potential in the Premiership. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (19.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.56 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Saracchi.

Judged on this season alone, Saracchi graded 10 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 38th of 41 of the 41 full-backs in the Premiership, on 3 clean sheets and 2.56 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 29 → 10). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 31, 30th of 41 of the 41 full-backs in the Premiership. At 28 Saracchi is in his prime years, and a market index of 4.2 reflects that trajectory.

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Past his 2020/21 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2020/21Trending downStepped up 2024/254 clubs
Current potential30th of 41 full-backs · Premiership · 19 appsCurrent season38th of 41 full-backs · Premiership · 19 apps38th-best full-back in the Premiership153rd in the Premiership · potential30th-highest potential full-back in the Premiership
31.3
Ratingi
30th of 41 full-backs
10.1
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
19.5%
Minutes
limited game time
2.56
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Celtic finished 3rd of 12 · an upper-table side

2.56
Def. / 90
10
Tackles
8
Interceptions
3
Clean sheets

2.56 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 19 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (3rd of 12) 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 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.4 goal involvements per 90, useful for a full-back.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 19.5% 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 31.3, Saracchi carries the 30th-highest potential of the full-backs in the Premiership of 41 — though on just 19 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.56 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).

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

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.