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Martín Fernández

Squad depthGIL Vicente · 23 yrsFringe player

based on the 2025/26 season · updated 20 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameMartín Fernández Benítez
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalityUruguay
Age23
Date of birth23 Jun 2003
BirthplaceMontevideo
Height168 cm
Shirt number#32
ClubGIL Vicente
Central midfielder
26
Appearances
1
Goals
1
Assists
712
Minutes

Domestic-league season · GIL Vicente.

Also this season

Earlier this season at MiramarPrimera División - Clausura: 13 apps, 2g 0a, 949 min

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

Scout report

Squad depthCentral midfielder

M. Fernández is a 23-year-old central midfielder at GIL Vicente, rated 58.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 20th of 76 on scout potential in the Primeira Liga. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (22.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.42 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Fernández.

Judged on this season alone, Fernández graded 11 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 13th of 20 of the 20 central midfielders in the Primeira Liga, on 1 goal, 1 assist and 1.418 defensive actions per 90.

We hold a single season for Fernández, 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 59, top 40% of the 20 central midfielders in the Primeira Liga. At 23 Fernández is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 22.4 reflects that trajectory.

58.8
Ratingi
8th of 20 central midfielders
10.7
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
22.8%
Minutes
limited game time
1.42
Def. actions / 90
light defensive volume

Output in context · GIL Vicente finished 6th of 18 · an upper-table side

25
Apps
1.42
Def. / 90
5
Tackles
5
Interceptions
3
Clean sheets

1.42 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 25 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (6th of 18) 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 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.26 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 22.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

With a Rating of 58.8, Fernández carries the 8th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Primeira Liga of 20 — though on just 25 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.42 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 23, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.

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

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Primeira Liga with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists1

Defending

Tackles5
Interceptions5
Blocks1

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2
Red cards1

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.