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Mauricio Cuevas

Solid contributorSantos Laguna · 23 yrsStarterNew signing

Profile

Full nameMauricio Aimar Cuevas
PositionFull-back
NationalityUSA
Age23
Date of birth10 Feb 2003
BirthplaceLos Angeles
Height170 cm
Shirt number#3
ClubSantos Laguna
Full-backalso played MID
12
Appearances
0
Goals
3
Assists
1070
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Santos Laguna.

Also this season

Earlier this season at Los Angeles Galaxy — Leagues Cup: 4 apps, 0g 3a, 192 min

The headline Season rating covers his time at Santos Laguna; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Major League Soccerat Los Angeles Galaxy12007336.59
CONCACAF Champions Leagueat Los Angeles Galaxy5013687.3
Liga MX100905.9

Scout report

Solid contributorCreative Full-back

M. Cuevas is a 23-year-old full-back at Santos Laguna, rated 53.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 65th of 176 on scout potential in the Liga MX. An emerging talent, he has been a regular starter this season (69.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.44 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Cuevas.

Judged on this season alone, Cuevas graded 23 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 25th of 25 of the 25 full-backs in the Liga MX, on 3 clean sheets and 2.439 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 5 → 23). Across the 5 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 54, 11th of 25 of the 25 full-backs in the Liga MX. At 23 Cuevas is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 13.9 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 consistentStepped up 2023/24Injury-hit 2025/26
53.8
Ratingi
11th of 25 full-backs
22.8
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
69.9%
Minutes
a regular starter
2.44
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Santos Laguna finished 8th of 18 · a mid-table side

12
Apps
2.44
Def. / 90
22
Tackles
6
Interceptions
3
Clean sheets

2.44 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 12 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 3 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 69.9% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.25 goal involvements per 90, useful for a full-back.

Watch points

  • Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

With a Rating of 53.8, Cuevas carries the 11th-highest potential of the full-backs in the Liga MX of 25 — though on just 12 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.44 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 23, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.

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

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among full-backs in the Liga MX with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0
Shots on target1
Shots4

Passing

Assists3
Chances created22
Passes427
Pass accuracy83%

Possession

Successful dribbles4
Dribble success66.7%
Duels won40
Duels won %61.5%
Fouls won8

Defending

Tackles22
Interceptions6
Blocks1
Fouls committed4

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.