Following his move to Deportivo Maipu, Villarreal's current-season form is level with last season (Season 1→0), while his Rating eased 24→10. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 10).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Deportivo Maipu · 7th	13	—	10	0
2024/25	Agropecuario	33	—	—	—
2023/24	Deportivo Madryn	17	—	—	—
2023/24	Resistencia	17	—	—	—
2022/23	Gimnasia M.	38	—	—	—
2021/22	QuilmesLoan	15	—	—	—
2021/22	Aldosivi · 13th	3	6.7	24	1

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 9 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headCentral midfielder

M. Villarreal is a 34-year-old central midfielder at Central Norte, rated 11.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 297th of 369 on scout potential in the Primera Nacional. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option this season (48.8% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Villarreal.

Judged on this season alone, Villarreal graded 0 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 52nd of 99 of the 99 central midfielders in the Primera Nacional, on 0 goals, 0 assists and 0 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 1 → 0). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 11, 84th of 99 of the 99 central midfielders in the Primera Nacional. At 34 Villarreal is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.6 reflects that trajectory.

Current potential84th of 99 central midfielders · Primera Nacional · 13 apps Current season52nd of 99 central midfielders · Primera Nacional · 13 apps 52nd-best central midfielder in the Primera Nacional 297th in the Primera Nacional · potential 84th-highest potential central midfielder in the Primera Nacional

11.2

Ratingi

84th of 99 central midfielders

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

48.8%

Minutes

rotation minutes

Def. actions / 90

light defensive volume

Output in context · Central Norte finished 13th of 18 · a lower-table side

Apps

Def. / 90

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Tackles

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Interceptions

Clean sheets

0 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 13 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (13th of 18) 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 48.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Defensive numbers. Modest 0 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
Age curve. At 34, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 11.2, Villarreal carries the 84th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Primera Nacional of 99 — though on just 13 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (0 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %48.8%

Available fixtures25 of 29

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 900

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Cards / 900.082

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

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 34, Villarreal sits on 0.6, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Villarreal's projected Rating — 11.2 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.

Season statistics

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

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists0

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1

Red cards0

Transfer history

Central NorteJan 2026 – nowFree

Deportivo MaipuNov 2024 – Jan 2026Free

AgropecuarioJan 2024 – Nov 2024Free

Deportivo MadrynJun 2023 – Jan 2024Free

RResistenciaJan 2023 – Jun 2023Free

Gimnasia M.Jan 2022 – Jan 2023Free

Quilmes(on loan)Jul 2021 – Jan 2022

AldosiviJul 2020 – Jul 2021Free

CA EstudiantesAug 2017 – Jul 2020Free

Independ. Rivadaviauntil Aug 2017

About M. Villarreal

Matías Raúl Villarreal is a 34-year-old central midfielder who plays for Central Norte, born on January 16, 1992 in Godoy Cruz, standing 179 cm tall. He is from Argentina. Central Norte currently sit 14th of 18 in the Primera Nacional.

This season

In the current season, M. Villarreal has made 13 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 1,099 minutes, with 1 yellow card.

M. Villarreal's next match is on September 26, 2026, when Central Norte face Deportivo Madryn away in the Primera Nacional.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates M. Villarreal at 11.2 with a Season form score of 0, ranking 297th of 369 central midfielders in the Primera Nacional. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 14 recorded seasons, M. Villarreal has totalled 276 club appearances with 4 goals and 0 assists for 9 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2022/23, with 38 appearances for Gimnasia M..

M. Villarreal's career has also included time at Deportivo Maipu, Agropecuario, Deportivo Madryn, RResistencia, Gimnasia M., Quilmes, Aldosivi, CA Estudiantes and Independ. Rivadavia.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Central Norte finished 13th of 18 · a lower-table side

Watch points