Nicolás Goitea
ratings updated 20 Aug 2026
Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Newells Old Boys.
Also this season
On loan at Huracan — Copa Argentina: 29 apps, 2g 0a, 2544 min
On loan at Huracan — CONMEBOL Sudamericana: 3 apps, 0g 0a, 104 min
The headline Season rating covers his time at Newells Old Boys; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Liga Profesional Argentina | 10 | 0 | 0 | 889 | 6.53 |
Scout report
N. Goitea is a 29-year-old central defender at Newells Old Boys, rated 36.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 324th of 493 on scout potential in the Liga Profesional Argentina. An experienced operator, he has been an ever-present this season (100% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.9 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Goitea.
Judged on this season alone, Goitea graded 18 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 88th of 101 of the 101 centre-backs in the Liga Profesional Argentina, on 2 clean sheets and 1.904 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 7 → 18).
On long-term talent our Rating reads 36, 61st of 101 of the 101 centre-backs in the Liga Profesional Argentina. At 29 Goitea is in his prime years, and a market index of 5.3 reflects that trajectory.
Output in context · Newells Old Boys finished 14th of 15 · a relegation-threatened side
1.9 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 12 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (14th 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.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 100% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Watch points
- Defensive numbers. Modest 1.9 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 36.2, Goitea carries the 61st-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Liga Profesional Argentina of 101 — though on just 12 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.9 tackles, blocks & interceptions 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.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Liga Profesional Argentina with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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