based on the 2025/26 season · updated 22 Aug 2026
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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Union Magdalena.
Also this season
Earlier this season at Nacional Potosí — Primera División: 6 apps, 0g 0a, 156 min
The headline Season rating covers his time at Nacional; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.
Scout report
M. Payares is a 31-year-old central defender at Union Magdalena, enjoying a standout season — 1 goals and 0 assists in 19 appearances, a Season grade of 13. On long-term scout potential he's rated 11.7. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option (48.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.52 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Payares.
On the season, Payares graded 13 for current form (age-blind), on 3 clean sheets and 3.52 defensive actions per 90.
We hold a single season for Payares, so there's no year-on-year comparison to draw yet — the read above is this campaign only.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 12. At 31 Payares is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.6 reflects that trajectory.
Output in context · Union Magdalena finished 15th of 20 · a lower-table side
3.52 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 19 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (15th of 20) 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. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Defensive volume. 3.52 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 48.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Age curve. At 31, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
Rated 11.7 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.52 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Primeira Liga with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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