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Full namePaulino de la Fuente Gómez
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalitySpain
Age29
Date of birth27 Jun 1997
BirthplaceSantander
Height181 cm
Shirt number#18
ClubZaragoza
Central midfielderalso played FWD
8
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
385
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Zaragoza.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Segunda División8003856.93

Scout report

Squad depthCentral midfielder

Paulino is a 29-year-old central midfielder at Zaragoza, rated 29.5 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (10.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.57 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Paulino.

On the season, Paulino graded 2 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 0 assists and 2.571 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 6 → 2). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 30. At 29 Paulino is in his prime years, and a market index of 6.9 reflects that trajectory.

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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending down4 clubs
29.5
Ratingi
below regular-starter level
2.4
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
10.2%
Minutes
limited game time
2.57
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Zaragoza finished 22nd of 22 · a relegation-threatened side

2.57
Def. / 90
10
Tackles
1
Interceptions
1
Clean sheets

2.57 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 8 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (22nd of 22) 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 10.2% 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 29.5 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.57 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.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.