Matías Vecino

Vecino's current-season form is down 44% on last season (Season 16→9), while his Rating eased 28→15. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 27).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Celta Vigo · 6th	6	0	0	6.8	15	9
2025/26	Lazio · 9th	13	0	1	6.72	15	9
2024/25	Lazio · 7th	23	2	3	6.8	28	16
2023/24	Lazio · 7th	31	6	1	6.92	34	24
2022/23	Lazio · 2nd	34	2	0	6.79	43	27
2021/22	Inter · 2nd	17	1	0	6.66	42	7

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 12 earlier seasons in the full career.

Uruguay · international

Side	Apps	G
Uruguay	69	5
Uruguay U20	11	1

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headCentral midfielder

M. Vecino is a 35-year-old central midfielder at Lazio, rated 14.8 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (17.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.98 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Vecino.

On the season, Vecino graded 9 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 1 assist and 2.975 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 16 → 9). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 15. At 35 Vecino is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 2.7 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2022/23 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2022/23Trending downBreakout: 2022/23Injury-hit 2025/26

14.8

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

8.7

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

17.7%

Minutes

limited game time

2.98

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Lazio finished 9th of 20 · a mid-table side

Apps

2.98

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.98 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 13 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 89.1/100).

Watch points

Game time. Only 17.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 35, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 14.8 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.98 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 %17.7%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900

Assists / 900.149

Goal contribution / 900.149

Defensive actions / 902.975

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Cards / 900.149

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 (~10), then tapers with age. At 35, Vecino sits on 2.7, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Vecino's projected Rating — 14.8 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 La Liga with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists1

Defending

Tackles10

Interceptions7

Blocks3

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1

Red cards0

Transfer history

€26.3M total transfer fees · 6 moves

Celta VigoFeb 2026 – now

LazioAug 2022 – Feb 2026Free

InterAug 2017 – Aug 2022€ 24M

Fiorentina(back from loan)Jun 2015 – Aug 2017

Empoli(on loan)until Jun 2015

Cagliari(on loan)Jan 2014 – Jun 2015

FiorentinaJan 2013 – Jan 2014€ 2.3M

Nacionaluntil Jan 2013

About M. Vecino

Matías Vecino Falero is a 34-year-old central midfielder who plays for Celta Vigo, born on August 24, 1991 in San Jacinto, standing 187 cm tall. He is from Uruguay. Celta Vigo currently sit 12th of 20 in the La Liga.

This season

In the current season, M. Vecino has made 6 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 143 minutes.

M. Vecino's next match is on August 27, 2026, when Celta Vigo face Osasuna at home in the La Liga.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates M. Vecino at 14.8 with a Season form score of 8.7. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 8 career titles — among them the Super Cup and the Coppa Italia. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 17 recorded seasons, M. Vecino has totalled 370 club appearances with 34 goals and 16 assists for 8 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2014/15, with 36 appearances for Empoli.

M. Vecino's career has also included time at Lazio, Inter, Fiorentina, Empoli, Cagliari and Nacional.

On the international stage, M. Vecino has represented Uruguay and Uruguay U20 — 80 caps and 6 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Also this season

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Lazio finished 9th of 20 · a mid-table side

Strengths

Watch points