M. Villanueva

Following his move to Al-Fayha, Villanueva's current-season form is level with last season (Season 25→27), while his Rating eased 28→22. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 51).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Al-Fayha · 10th	30	1	0	6.76	22	27
2024/25	Guimaraes · 6th	19	0	0	6.84	28	25
2023/24	Guimaraes · 5th	6	0	0	7.02	27	5
2022/23	Guimaraes · 6th	29	1	1	6.88	44	51
2021/22	Santa Clara · 7th	21	0	0	6.85	44	24

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 8 earlier seasons in the full career.

Venezuela · international

Side	Apps	G
Venezuela	31	2

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

Scout report

Experienced headCentral defender

M. Villanueva is a 33-year-old central defender at Al-Fayha, enjoying a standout season — 1 goals and 0 assists in 30 appearances, a Season grade of 27, top 21% of Pro League centre-backs. On long-term scout potential he's rated 21.9, ranking 255th of 317 in the Pro League. A seasoned veteran, he has been an ever-present (82.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.04 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Villanueva.

Judged on this season alone, Villanueva graded 27 — a strong campaign that ranks top 22% of the 61 centre-backs in the Pro League, on 6 clean sheets and 3.039 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 25 → 27). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 22, 45th of 61 of the 61 centre-backs in the Pro League. At 33 Villanueva is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 3.8 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: 2022/23

Current potential45th of 61 centre-backs · Pro League Current seasonTop 22% centre-backs · Pro League13th-best centre-back in the Pro League255th in the Pro League · potential45th-highest potential centre-back in the Pro League

21.9

Ratingi

45th of 61 centre-backs

27.4

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

82.3%

Minutes

near ever-present

3.04

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Al-Fayha finished 10th of 18 · a mid-table side

3.04

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.04 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 6 clean sheets across 30 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 82.3% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

Age curve. At 33, 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 21.9, Villanueva carries the 45th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Pro League of 61. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.04 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.7× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %82.3%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900.036

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.036

Defensive actions / 903.039

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Shot conversion %50

Shot accuracy %28.6

Pass accuracy %90

Dribble success %83.3

Cards / 900.107

Foul involvement / 901.216

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 (~11), then tapers with age. At 33, Villanueva sits on 3.8, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Villanueva's projected Rating — 21.9 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.