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Full nameMatías Emiliano Recalde
PositionDefensive midfielder
NationalityArgentina
Age29
Date of birth9 Jul 1997
Shirt number#3
ClubGimnasia M.
Defensive midfielderalso played DEF
21
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
1402
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Gimnasia M..

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Liga Profesional Argentina12005746.65

Scout report

Squad depthBall-winning Defensive midfielder

M. Recalde is a 29-year-old defensive midfielder at Gimnasia M., rated 31.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 336th of 539 on scout potential in the Liga Profesional Argentina. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (57.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.04 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Recalde.

Judged on this season alone, Recalde graded 17 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 40th of 72 of the 72 defensive midfielders in the Liga Profesional Argentina, on 0 goals, 0 assists and 4.044 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 4 → 17).

On long-term talent our Rating reads 31, 52nd of 72 of the 72 defensive midfielders in the Liga Profesional Argentina. At 29 Recalde is in his prime years, and a market index of 4.6 reflects that trajectory.

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A career still climbing — Recalde is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2026/27Trending upStepped up 2026/27
31.2
Ratingi
52nd of 72 defensive midfielders
17
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
57.7%
Minutes
rotation minutes
4.04
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Gimnasia M. finished 11th of 15 · a lower-table side

21
Apps
4.04
Def. / 90
37
Tackles
26
Interceptions
5
Clean sheets

4.04 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 21 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (11th 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. 4.04 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 57.7% 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 31.2, Recalde carries the 52nd-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Liga Profesional Argentina of 72, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Gimnasia M. finished 11th 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 (4.04 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).

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 target4
Shots9

Passing

Assists0
Chances created11
Passes683
Pass accuracy76%

Possession

Successful dribbles7
Dribble success46.7%
Duels won75
Duels won %53.6%
Fouls won22

Defending

Tackles37
Interceptions26
Fouls committed16

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.