Mateo Mendia
ratings updated 25 Sept 2026
Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Platense.
Also this season
Parent club Boca Juniors — Copa Argentina: 14 apps, 0g 0a, 180 min
The headline Season rating covers his time at Platense; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Liga Profesional Argentina | 4 | 0 | 0 | 360 | 6.65 |
 CONMEBOL Libertadores | 5 | 1 | 0 | 341 | 6.8 |
Scout report
M. Mendia is a 22-year-old central defender at Platense, rated 46.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 188th of 553 on scout potential in the Liga Profesional Argentina and 676th of 1753 U-23 players tracked. An emerging talent, he has been a rotation option this season (38.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.07 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Mendia.
Judged on this season alone, Mendia graded 15 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 104th of 110 of the 110 centre-backs in the Liga Profesional Argentina, on 3 clean sheets and 3.069 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 1 → 15). Across the 3 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 46, top 31% of the 110 centre-backs in the Liga Profesional Argentina. At 22 Mendia is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 11.7 reflects that trajectory.
Mendia is operating at his career peak — the 2026/27 level is the level.
Output in context · Platense finished 12th of 15 · a lower-table side
3.07 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 12 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.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 38.2% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Outlook
With a Rating of 46.2, Mendia carries the 34th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Liga Profesional Argentina of 110 — though on just 12 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.07 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 1.9×) with the best seasons likely ahead.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Liga Profesional Argentina with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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