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Full nameMatías Fernando Cóccaro Ferreira
PositionCentre-forward
NationalityUruguay
Age28
Date of birth15 Nov 1997
BirthplacePirarajá
Height178 cm
Shirt number#13
ClubNewells Old Boys
Centre-forwardalso played MID
19
Appearances
4
Goals
0
Assists
1210
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Newells Old Boys.

Also this season

On loan at Atlas — Leagues Cup: 2 apps, 1g 0a, 90 min

The headline Season rating covers his time at Newells Old Boys; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Liga Profesional Argentina11206766.61

Scout report

Squad depthCentre-forward

M. Cóccaro is a 28-year-old centre-forward at Newells Old Boys, rated 34.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 308th of 538 on scout potential in the Liga Profesional Argentina. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (49.8% of available minutes). He brings 0.3 goal contributions per 90 (0.3 goals, 0 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Cóccaro.

Judged on this season alone, Cóccaro graded 20 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 27th of 60 of the 60 centre-forwards in the Liga Profesional Argentina, on 4 goals and 0 assists in 19 appearances (0.298 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 4 → 20). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 34, 30th of 60 of the 60 centre-forwards in the Liga Profesional Argentina. At 28 Cóccaro is in his prime years, and a market index of 5.5 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2022/23Holding levelRemarkably consistent4 clubs
34.4
Ratingi
30th of 60 centre-forwards
20.1
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
49.8%
Minutes
rotation minutes
0.3
Goal contrib / 90
modest end product

Output in context · Newells Old Boys finished 14th of 15 · a relegation-threatened side

19
Apps
4
Goals
0
Assists
4
G+A
0.21
Goals / app

4 goals in 19 appearances (0.21 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 49.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Output. 0.3 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 34.4, Cóccaro carries the 30th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the Liga Profesional Argentina of 60, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Newells Old Boys finished 14th of 15) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.3 goal contributions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).

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

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-forwards in the Liga Profesional Argentina with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals4
Shots on target12
Shots23
Penalties scored1

Passing

Assists0
Chances created6
Passes264
Pass accuracy68%

Possession

Successful dribbles6
Dribble success30%
Duels won83
Duels won %42.8%
Fouls won26

Defending

Tackles15
Interceptions5
Blocks1
Fouls committed25

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.