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Profile

Full nameNahuel Octavio Barboza
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalityArgentina
Age27
Date of birth16 Sept 1999
BirthplaceAdrogué
Shirt number#5
ClubGimnasia M.
Central midfielder
19
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
760
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Gimnasia M..

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Liga Profesional Argentina11005826.67

Scout report

Squad depthCentral midfielder

N. Barboza is a 27-year-old central midfielder at Gimnasia M., rated 35 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 300th of 538 on scout potential in the Liga Profesional Argentina. In his prime years, he has been a fringe squad member this season (31.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.43 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Barboza.

Judged on this season alone, Barboza graded 8 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 84th of 91 of the 91 central midfielders in the Liga Profesional Argentina, on 0 goals, 0 assists and 3.434 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 0 → 8).

On long-term talent our Rating reads 35, 52nd of 91 of the 91 central midfielders in the Liga Profesional Argentina. At 27 Barboza is in his prime years, and a market index of 9.3 reflects that trajectory.

35
Ratingi
52nd of 91 central midfielders
8.2
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
31.3%
Minutes
limited game time
3.43
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Gimnasia M. finished 11th of 15 · a lower-table side

19
Apps
3.43
Def. / 90
12
Tackles
13
Interceptions
3
Clean sheets

3.43 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 19 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (11th of 15) 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 35, Barboza carries the 52nd-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Liga Profesional Argentina of 91 — though on just 19 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.43 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.

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

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Liga Profesional Argentina with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists0
Chances created5
Passes385
Pass accuracy87%

Possession

Successful dribbles2
Dribble success40%
Duels won25
Duels won %41%
Fouls won6

Defending

Tackles12
Interceptions13
Blocks4
Fouls committed17

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.