Garayalde's current-season form is down 47% on last season (Season 32→17), while his Rating eased 47→36. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 34).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Liverpool Montevideo	2	0	0	6.55	—	—
2025/26	Gimnasia L.P. · 8th	18	1	0	6.78	36	17
2024/25	Gimnasia L.P. · 19th	20	0	0	6.94	47	32
2024/25	Velez Sarsfield	2	0	0	6.94	—	—
2023/24	Velez Sarsfield	14	0	0	6.38	—	—
2022/23	Velez Sarsfield · 26th	35	1	1	6.95	49	34

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 2 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthBall-winning Defensive midfielder

N. Garayalde is a 27-year-old defensive midfielder at Gimnasia L.P., rated 36 overall by Field Insider's model. In his prime years, he has been a fringe squad member this season (30.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 6.39 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Garayalde.

On the season, Garayalde graded 17 for current form (age-blind), on 1 goal, 0 assists and 6.388 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 32 → 17). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 36. At 27 Garayalde is in his prime years, and a market index of 9.6 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 down

Ratingi

developing / rotation level

17.4

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

30.4%

Minutes

limited game time

6.39

Def. actions / 90

high defensive volume

Output in context · Gimnasia L.P. finished 8th of 15 · a mid-table side

Apps

6.39

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

6.39 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — high defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 18 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Defensive volume. 6.39 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Game time. Only 30.4% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 36 overall — developing / rotation level. Defensively he reads as high defensive volume (6.39 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.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %30.4%

Available fixtures35 of 35

Goals / 900.094

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.094

Defensive actions / 906.388

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Cards / 900.658

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 (~43), then tapers with age. At 27, Garayalde sits on 9.6, at or near its peak. The blue line is Garayalde's projected Rating — 36 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 defensive midfielders in the Premier League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles48

Interceptions15

Blocks5

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards7

Red cards0

Transfer history

LiverpoolFeb 2026 – nowFree

Velez Sarsfield(back from loan)Dec 2025 – Feb 2026

Gimnasia L.P.(back from loan)Jul 2024 – Dec 2025

Velez Sarsfielduntil Jul 2024

About N. Garayalde

Nicolás Garayalde is a 27-year-old defensive midfielder who plays for Liverpool, born on July 21, 1999 in Buenos Aires, standing 182 cm tall. He is from Argentina. Liverpool currently sit 10th of 20 in the Premier League.

This season

In the current season, N. Garayalde has made 18 appearances with 1 goal and 0 assists across 958 minutes, with 7 yellow cards.

N. Garayalde's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Liverpool face Nottingham Forest at home in the Premier League.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates N. Garayalde at 36 with a Season form score of 17.4. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 7 recorded seasons, N. Garayalde has totalled 99 club appearances with 2 goals and 1 assist for 3 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2022/23, with 35 appearances for Velez Sarsfield.

N. Garayalde's career has also included time at Velez Sarsfield and Gimnasia L.P..

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Gimnasia L.P. finished 8th of 15 · a mid-table side

Strengths

Watch points