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based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameOmar Federico Alderete Fernández
PositionCentre-back
NationalityParaguay
Age29
Date of birth26 Dec 1996
BirthplaceAsunción
Height188 cm
Shirt number#15
ClubSunderland
Centre-back
1
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
23
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Sunderland.

Scout report

Key starterCentral defender

O. Alderete is a 29-year-old central defender at Sunderland, rated 59.3 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been an ever-present this season (81.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.12 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Alderete.

On the season, Alderete graded 42 for current form (age-blind), on 9 clean sheets and 3.116 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 42 → 42). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 59. At 29 Alderete is in his prime years, and a market index of 46 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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A career still climbing — Alderete is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2021/22Trending upBreakout: 2021/224 clubs
59.3
Ratingi
a strong, regular top-tier starter
41.8
Seasoni
developing / rotation level
81.9%
Minutes
near ever-present
3.12
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Sunderland finished 7th of 20 · a mid-table side

33
Apps
3.12
Def. / 90
32
Tackles
36
Interceptions
9
Clean sheets

3.12 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 9 clean sheets across 33 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 81.9% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 96.8/100).

Watch points

  • Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

Rated 59.3 overall — a strong, regular top-tier starter. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.12 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 Premier League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists1

Defending

Tackles32
Interceptions36
Blocks29

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards6
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.