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Martín Barrios

Squad depthPlatense · 27 yrsRotationOn loan from Racing Club

Profile

Full nameMartín Barrios do Santos
PositionDefensive midfielder
NationalityUruguay
Age27
Date of birth24 Jan 1999
BirthplaceMontevideo
Height177 cm
Shirt number#24
ClubPlatense
Defensive midfielder
17
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
974
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Platense.

Also this season

Parent club Racing Club — CONMEBOL Libertadores: 5 apps, 3g 0a, 120 min

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

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Liga Profesional Argentina7003006.57
CONMEBOL Libertadores3001536.5

Scout report

Squad depthDefensive midfielder

M. Barrios is a 27-year-old defensive midfielder at Platense, rated 36.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 294th of 538 on scout potential in the Liga Profesional Argentina. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (40.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.79 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Barrios.

Judged on this season alone, Barrios graded 11 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 61st of 70 of the 70 defensive midfielders in the Liga Profesional Argentina, on 0 goals, 0 assists and 3.789 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 10 → 11). Across the 3 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 36, 42nd of 70 of the 70 defensive midfielders in the Liga Profesional Argentina. At 27 Barrios is in his prime years, and a market index of 9.6 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2025/26 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2025/26Holding levelRemarkably consistent
36.2
Ratingi
42nd of 70 defensive midfielders
11.3
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
40.1%
Minutes
rotation minutes
3.79
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Platense finished 12th of 15 · a lower-table side

17
Apps
3.79
Def. / 90
27
Tackles
14
Interceptions
3
Clean sheets

3.79 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 17 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (12th of 15) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight.

Strengths

  • Defensive volume. 3.79 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 40.1% 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 36.2, Barrios carries the 42nd-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Liga Profesional Argentina of 70, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Platense finished 12th of 15) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.79 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
Shots8

Passing

Assists0
Chances created6
Passes511
Pass accuracy89%

Possession

Successful dribbles8
Dribble success47.1%
Duels won48
Duels won %51.1%
Fouls won10

Defending

Tackles27
Interceptions14
Fouls committed17

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.