Domestic-league season · Union Magdalena.
M. Payares is a 31-year-old central defender at Union Magdalena, rated 11.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 316th of 434 in the Primera A. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option this season (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.
Judged on this season alone, Payares graded 13 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 52nd of 87 of the 87 centre-backs in the Primera A, 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, 56th of 87 of the 87 centre-backs in the Primera A. At 31 Payares is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.1 reflects that trajectory.
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.
With a Rating of 11.7, Payares carries the 56th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Primera A of 87, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Union Magdalena finished 15th of 20) — 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 (3.52 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.
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 (~2), then tapers with age. At 31, Payares sits on 1.1, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Payares's projected Rating — 11.7 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.
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