Nicolás Linares
based on the 2024 season · updated 22 Aug 2026
Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Gimnasia M..
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Liga Profesional Argentinaat Gimnasia M. | 8 | 0 | 0 | 577 | 6.64 |
Scout report
N. Linares is a 30-year-old defensive midfielder at Banfield, rated 18.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 412th of 493 on scout potential in the Liga Profesional Argentina. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (2.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.9 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Linares.
Judged on this season alone, Linares graded 1 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 64th of 64 of the 64 defensive midfielders in the Liga Profesional Argentina, on 0 goals, 0 assists and 2.903 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 0 → 9). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2022/23.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 19, 51st of 64 of the 64 defensive midfielders in the Liga Profesional Argentina. At 30 Linares is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 2.5 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Banfield finished 27th of 28 · a relegation-threatened side
2.9 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume across 2 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (27th of 28) 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 2.6% 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 18.5, Linares carries the 51st-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Liga Profesional Argentina of 64 — though on just 2 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.9 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
