Nicolás Benedetti

Benedetti's current-season form is up 50% on last season (Season 22→33), while his Rating eased 38→34. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Deportivo Cali	2	0	0	6.7	—	—
2025/26	Las Palmas · 5th	5	0	0	6.66	30	1
2025/26	Mazatlán · 16th	15	3	2	6.99	29	16
2024/25	Mazatlán · 16th	19	4	3	7.13	38	22
2023/24	Mazatlán · 14th	9	2	3	6.91	39	12
2022/23	Mazatlán	16	3	5	6.87	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 7 earlier seasons in the full career.

Colombia · international

Side	Apps	G
Colombia	1	0
Colombia U23	7	1

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

Scout report

Project playerWinger

N. Benedetti is a 29-year-old winger at Deportivo Cali, rated 33.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 9th of 347 on scout potential in the Primera A. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter this season (69% of available minutes). He brings 0.43 goal contributions per 90 (0.26 goals, 0.17 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Benedetti.

Judged on this season alone, Benedetti graded 33 — a solid campaign that ranks top 40% of the 20 wingers in the Primera A, on 3 goals and 2 assists in 15 appearances (0.426 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 22 → 33). Across the 3 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 34, top 5% of the 20 wingers in the Primera A. At 29 Benedetti is in his prime years, and a market index of 2.2 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2024/25Holding levelRemarkably consistent

Current potentialTop 5% wingers · Primera A Current seasonTop 40% wingers · Primera A 8th-best winger in the Primera A 9th in the Primera A · potential 1st-highest potential winger in the Primera A

33.6

Ratingi

1st of 20 wingers

32.6

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

69%

Minutes

a regular starter

0.43

Goal contrib / 90

productive for the role

Output in context · Deportivo Cali finished 14th of 20 · a lower-table side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.2

Goals / app

3 goals in 15 appearances (0.2 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 2 assists for 5 goal contributions in all.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 69% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Final-third output. 0.43 goal contributions per 90 (0.26 goals, 0.17 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 33.6, Benedetti carries the 1st-highest potential of the wingers in the Primera A (top 5%), and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Deportivo Cali finished 14th of 20) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.43 goal contributions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %69%

Available fixtures15 of 40

Goals / 900.256

Assists / 900.17

Goal contribution / 900.426

Defensive actions / 901.79

Player flow

Goal involvements5

Shot conversion %42.9

Shot accuracy %53.8

Pass accuracy %81

Dribble success %42.1

Cards / 900.341

Foul involvement / 904.347

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 (~4), then tapers with age. At 29, Benedetti sits on 2.2, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Benedetti's projected Rating — 33.6 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 wingers in the Primera A with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals3

Shots on target7

Shots13

Penalties scored1—

Passing

Assists2

Chances created32—

Passes404—

Pass accuracy81%—

Possession

Successful dribbles16

Dribble success42.1%

Duels won77—

Duels won %44.5%—

Fouls won34

Penalties won2—

Defending

Tackles17

Interceptions3

Blocks1

Fouls committed17

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4

Red cards0

Transfer history

€6M total transfer fees · 7 moves

Deportivo CaliJul 2026 – nowFree

Las Palmasuntil Jul 2026

Free agentJun 2026 – Jul 2026Free

Las PalmasDec 2025 – Jun 2026Free

Mazatlánuntil Dec 2025

Club America(back from loan)Jan 2023 – Dec 2025

MazatlánJan 2023 – Jan 2023

Mazatlán(on loan)Jan 2022 – Jan 2023

Club AmericaJan 2019 – Jan 2022$ 6M

Deportivo Caliuntil Jan 2019

About N. Benedetti

Nicolás Benedetti Roa is a 29-year-old winger who plays for Deportivo Cali, born on April 25, 1997 in Cali, standing 177 cm tall. He is from Colombia. Deportivo Cali currently sit 14th of 20 in the Primera A.

This season

In the current season, N. Benedetti has made 15 appearances with 3 goals and 2 assists across 1,056 minutes, averaging a 7.06 match rating over his last 7 rated games, with 4 yellow cards. His season has spanned the Liga MX, the Leagues Cup and the Segunda División. Though primarily a winger, he has also lined up in midfield this season.

When N. Benedetti plays, Deportivo Cali's record this season is 3W-3D-1L — and his match ratings average 6.73 at home against 7.3 on the road.

Recent matches

May 31, 2026: 2-1 win away at Deportivo La Coruna (20 minutes, 6.5 rating)
March 8, 2026: 4-0 win at home vs AD Ceuta FC (19 minutes, 6.9 rating)
February 7, 2026: 0-0 draw at home vs Burgos (9 minutes, 6.7 rating)
January 18, 2026: 1-4 loss away at Racing Santander (17 minutes, 6.6 rating)
January 10, 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs Deportivo La Coruna (9 minutes, 6.6 rating)
August 2, 2025: 2-0 win away at Houston Dynamo (90 minutes, 2 assists, 8.2 rating)
July 30, 2025: 1-1 draw away at Los Angeles FC (31 minutes, 7.9 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates N. Benedetti at 33.6 with a Season form score of 32.6, ranking 9th of 347 wingers in the Primera A. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 8 career titles — among them the Campeón de Campeones and the Liga MX. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 12 recorded seasons, N. Benedetti has totalled 242 club appearances with 34 goals and 29 assists for 4 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2017/18, with 40 appearances for Deportivo Cali.

N. Benedetti's career has also included time at Las Palmas, Mazatlán and Club America.

On the international stage, N. Benedetti has represented Colombia and Colombia U23 — 8 caps and 1 goal in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

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Season stats

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Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Deportivo Cali finished 14th of 20 · a lower-table side

Strengths

Watch points