Mauricio Cuevas

Cuevas's current-season form is level with last season (Season 5→5), while his Rating eased 39→37. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 7).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Santos Laguna · 17th	8	0	1	6.54	37	6
2026/27	Los Angeles Galaxy · 10th	12	0	0	6.59	37	5
2025/26	Los Angeles Galaxy · 14th	24	2	3	6.79	39	5
2024/25	Los Angeles Galaxy · 8th	19	1	0	6.77	39	6
2024/25	Ventura County	5	0	0	—	—	—
2023/24	Los Angeles Galaxy · 8th	8	0	0	6.34	38	4
2020/21	Ventura County	17	4	0	—	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 1 earlier season and 4 youth-team spells in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthCentral defender

M. Cuevas is a 23-year-old central defender at Santos Laguna, rated 37.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 31st of 97 on scout potential in the Liga MX. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (31.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.09 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 5 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 22nd of 23 of the 23 centre-backs in the Liga MX, on 1 clean sheet and 2.087 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 5 → 5). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 37, top 35% of the 23 centre-backs in the Liga MX. At 23 Cuevas is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 9.7 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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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

Current potential8th of 23 centre-backs · Liga MX · 12 apps Current season22nd of 23 centre-backs · Liga MX · 12 apps 22nd-best centre-back in the Liga MX 31st in the Liga MX · potential 8th-highest potential centre-back in the Liga MX

37.4

Ratingi

8th of 23 centre-backs

5.1

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

31.3%

Minutes

limited game time

2.09

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Santos Laguna finished 17th of 18 · a relegation-threatened side

Apps

2.09

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.09 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 12 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (17th 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 31.3% 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 37.4, Cuevas carries the 8th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Liga MX of 23 — though on just 12 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.09 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %31.3%

Available fixtures26 of 8

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 902.087

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Shot conversion %0

Shot accuracy %100

Pass accuracy %78

Dribble success %55.6

Cards / 900.491

Foul involvement / 902.456

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 23, Cuevas sits on 9.7, at or near its peak. The blue line is Cuevas's projected Rating — 37.4 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 centre-backs in the Liga MX with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Shots on target3

Shots3

Passing

Assists0

Chances created13

Passes392

Pass accuracy78%

Possession

Successful dribbles5

Dribble success55.6%

Duels won27

Duels won %48.2%

Fouls won9

Defending

Tackles11

Interceptions4

Blocks2

Fouls committed11

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4

Red cards0

Transfer history

Santos LagunaJul 2026 – now-

Los Angeles Galaxyuntil Jul 2026

About M. Cuevas

Mauricio Aimar Cuevas is a 23-year-old centre-back who plays for Santos Laguna, born on February 10, 2003 in Los Angeles, standing 170 cm tall. He is from USA. Santos Laguna currently sit 17th of 18 in the Liga MX.

This season

In the current season, M. Cuevas has made 12 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 733 minutes, averaging a 6.68 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 4 yellow cards. His season has spanned the Major League Soccer, the CONCACAF Champions League and the Liga MX. Though primarily a centre-back, he has also lined up in midfield this season.

When M. Cuevas plays, Santos Laguna's record this season is 6W-5D-11L — and his match ratings average 6.84 at home against 6.49 on the road.

Recent matches

September 14, 2026: 2-1 win at home vs FC Juarez (90 minutes, 1 assist, 7.45 rating)
September 6, 2026: 0-1 loss away at Cruz Azul (90 minutes, 5.97 rating)
August 30, 2026: 0-0 draw at home vs Tigres UANL (90 minutes, 7.3 rating)
August 17, 2026: 0-1 loss at home vs Guadalajara Chivas (90 minutes, 6.9 rating)
August 13, 2026: 2-0 win away at Philadelphia Union (65 minutes, 1 assist, 7.9 rating)
August 10, 2026: 1-3 loss away at Chicago Fire (62 minutes, 6.6 rating)
August 6, 2026: 0-2 loss away at New York City FC (73 minutes, 6 rating)
August 2, 2026: 0-3 loss away at Club America (90 minutes, 5.9 rating)
July 26, 2026: 0-1 loss at home vs Atlas (84 minutes, 6.9 rating)
July 19, 2026: 2-3 loss away at Monterrey (90 minutes, 5.9 rating)

M. Cuevas's next match is on September 21, 2026, when Santos Laguna face Toluca away in the Liga MX.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates M. Cuevas at 37.4 with a Season form score of 5.1, ranking 31st of 97 centre-backs in the Liga MX. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 4 career titles — among them the MLS and the Concacaf U20. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 7 recorded seasons, M. Cuevas has totalled 132 club appearances with 8 goals and 4 assists for 7 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2025/26, with 24 appearances for Los Angeles Galaxy.

M. Cuevas's career has also included time at Los Angeles Galaxy.

Transfer news

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Output in context · Santos Laguna finished 17th of 18 · a relegation-threatened side

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Value & potential by age

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Possession

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About M. Cuevas

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Per 90 & availability

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About M. Cuevas

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