Ruben's current-season form is level with last season (Season 10→10), while his Rating eased 8→2. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 52).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Rosario Central · 8th	1	0	0	6.3	2	10
2024/25	Deportivo Maldonado	11	3	0	—	—	—
2024/25	Rosario Central · 20th	17	1	1	6.74	8	10
2023/24	Deportivo Maldonado	2	0	0	—	—	—
2022/23	Rosario Central · 20th	11	4	2	6.93	11	15
2021/22	Rosario Central · 16th	30	18	1	7.18	18	52

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 16 earlier seasons and 1 youth-team spell in the full career.

Argentina · international

Side	Apps	G
Argentina	1	1

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

Scout report

Experienced headCentre-forward

M. Ruben is a 39-year-old centre-forward at Rosario Central, enjoying a standout season — 1 goals and 1 assists in 17 appearances, a Season grade of 10. On long-term scout potential he's rated 7.7. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option (39.1% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Ruben.

On the season, Ruben graded 10 for current form (age-blind), on 1 goal and 1 assist in 17 appearances (0.189 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 10 → 10). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 8. At 39 Ruben is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.9 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2021/22 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2021/22Trending downStreaky

7.7

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

10.3

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

39.1%

Minutes

rotation minutes

0.19

Goal contrib / 90

modest end product

Output in context · Rosario Central finished 20th of 28 · a lower-table side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.06

Goals / app

1 goal in 17 appearances (0.06 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 1 assist for 2 goal contributions in all.

Watch points

Game time. Only 39.1% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Output. 0.19 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.
Age curve. At 39, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 7.7 overall — below regular-starter level. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.19 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.5× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %39.1%

Available fixtures27 of 27

Goals / 900.095

Assists / 900.095

Goal contribution / 900.189

Defensive actions / 901.325

Player flow

Goal involvements2

Cards / 900.568

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 39, Ruben sits on 0.9, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Ruben's projected Rating — 7.7 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 centre-forwards in the Liga Profesional Argentina with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists1

Defending

Tackles11

Interceptions2

Blocks1

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards6

Red cards0

Transfer history

€16.6M total transfer fees · 11 moves

Rosario CentralMay 2024 – now

DDeportivo MaldonadoNov 2023 – May 2024

Rosario Central(back from loan)Jan 2020 – Nov 2023

AAtletico Paranaense(on loan)Jan 2019 – Jan 2020

Rosario Central(on loan)Jan 2015 – Jan 2019

Tigres UANL(on loan)Jul 2014 – Jan 2015

Dynamo KyivJul 2012 – Jul 2014€ 8M

Villarreal(back from loan)Jul 2009 – Jul 2012

RRecreativo Huelva(on loan)Jan 2008 – Jul 2009

VillarrealJan 2008 – Jan 2008€ 4.8M

River PlateJan 2007 – Jan 2008€ 3.8M

Rosario Centraluntil Jan 2007

About M. Ruben

Marco Gastón Ruben Rodríguez is a 39-year-old centre-forward who plays for Rosario Central, born on October 26, 1986 in Capitán Bermúdez, standing 179 cm tall. He is from Argentina. Rosario Central currently sit 8th of 15 in the Liga Profesional Argentina.

This season

In the current season, M. Ruben has made 1 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 15 minutes, averaging a 6.3 match rating over his last 1 rated games. His season has spanned the CONMEBOL Libertadores and the Liga Profesional Argentina.

Recent matches

May 13, 2026: 2-1 win at home vs Racing Club (15 minutes, 6.3 rating)

M. Ruben's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Rosario Central face Gimnasia L.P. at home in the Liga Profesional Argentina.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates M. Ruben at 7.7 with a Season form score of 10.3. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 4 career titles — among them the Copa do Brasil and the Paranaense 1. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 21 recorded seasons, M. Ruben has totalled 413 club appearances with 131 goals and 5 assists for 10 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2009/10, with 31 appearances for Villarreal II.

M. Ruben's career has also included time at DDeportivo Maldonado, AAtletico Paranaense, Tigres UANL, Dynamo Kyiv, Villarreal, RRecreativo Huelva and River Plate.

On the international stage, M. Ruben has represented Argentina — 1 cap and 1 goal 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 · Rosario Central finished 20th of 28 · a lower-table side

Watch points