Following his move to River Plate, Páez's current-season form is level with last season (Season 8→8), while his Rating eased 71→49. His peak season for form remains 2025/26 (Season 8).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	River Plate · 8th	10	1	0	6.74	49	8
2025/26	Chelsea	30	7	3	7.3	—	—
2025/26	StrasbourgLoan · 8th	15	1	0	6.5	71	8
2024/25	Independiente del Valle	30	7	3	7.3	—	—
2023/24	Independiente del Valle	24	5	1	6.99	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 1 youth-team spell in the full career.

Ecuador · international

Side	Apps	G
Ecuador	27	2
Ecuador U20	7	2
Ecuador U17	8	2

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthCentral midfielder

K. Páez is a 19-year-old central midfielder at Strasbourg, rated 71.2 overall by Field Insider's model. A young player, he has been a fringe squad member this season (14.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.88 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Páez.

On the season, Páez graded 8 for current form (age-blind), on 1 goal, 0 assists and 1.879 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 8 → 8).

On long-term talent our Rating reads 71. At 19 Páez is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 33.2 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Páez is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.

Peak: 2025/26Holding level

71.2

Ratingi

elite — among the best in the position

7.6

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

14.1%

Minutes

limited game time

1.88

Def. actions / 90

light defensive volume

Output in context · Strasbourg finished 8th of 18 · a mid-table side

Apps

1.88

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

1.88 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 15 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.21 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
Ceiling. High potential at just 19 — room to grow into a bigger role.

Watch points

Game time. Only 14.1% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

Rated 71.2 overall — elite — among the best in the position. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.88 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). At 19 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (99/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow. With this floor already at 19, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %14.1%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900.209

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.209

Defensive actions / 901.879

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Cards / 900

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 age 19 (~33), then tapers with age. At 19, Páez sits on 33.2, still climbing toward its peak. The blue line is Páez's projected Rating — 71.2 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 central midfielders in the Liga Profesional Argentina with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles6

Interceptions3

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0

Red cards0

Transfer history

River Plate(on loan)Jan 2026 – now

Chelsea(back from loan)Jan 2026 – Jan 2026

Strasbourg(on loan)Jul 2025 – Jan 2026

ChelseaJun 2025 – Jul 2025

Independienteuntil Jun 2025

About K. Páez

Ray Kendry Páez Andrade is a 19-year-old central midfielder who plays for River Plate, born on May 4, 2007 in Guayaquil, standing 178 cm tall. He is from Ecuador. River Plate currently sit 8th of 15 in the Liga Profesional Argentina.

This season

In the current season, K. Páez has made 10 appearances with 1 goal and 0 assists across 377 minutes, averaging a 6.78 match rating over his last 9 rated games, with 1 yellow card. His season has spanned the Liga Profesional Argentina and the CONMEBOL Sudamericana. Though primarily a central midfielder, he has also lined up in attack this season.

When K. Páez plays, River Plate's record this season is 5W-2D-5L — and his match ratings average 6.87 at home against 6.48 on the road.

Recent matches

May 24, 2026: 2-3 loss at home vs Belgrano Cordoba (1 minutes)
May 21, 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs RB Bragantino (13 minutes, 6.6 rating)
May 10, 2026: 2-2 draw at home vs San Lorenzo (46 minutes, 7 rating)
May 3, 2026: 0-1 loss at home vs Atletico Tucuman (45 minutes, 6.6 rating)
May 1, 2026: 1-0 win away at RB Bragantino (45 minutes, 6.7 rating)
April 26, 2026: 3-1 win at home vs Aldosivi (17 minutes, 1 goal, 7.6 rating)
April 19, 2026: 0-1 loss at home vs Boca Juniors (57 minutes, 6.2 rating)
March 15, 2026: 2-0 win at home vs Sarmiento Junin (45 minutes, 6.9 rating)
March 13, 2026: 2-1 win away at Huracan (89 minutes, 6.2 rating)
February 26, 2026: 3-1 win at home vs Banfield (27 minutes, 7.2 rating)

K. Páez's next match is on August 30, 2026, when River Plate face Banfield away in the Liga Profesional Argentina.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates K. Páez at 71.2 with a Season form score of 7.6. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 6 career titles — among them the FIFA Club World Cup and the Supercopa de Ecuador. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 4 recorded seasons, K. Páez has totalled 114 club appearances with 22 goals and 7 assists for 5 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2024/25, with 30 appearances for Independiente del Valle.

K. Páez's career has also included time at Chelsea, Strasbourg and Independiente.

On the international stage, K. Páez has represented Ecuador, Ecuador U20, Ecuador U17 — 42 caps and 6 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

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Output in context · Strasbourg finished 8th of 18 · a mid-table side

Strengths

Watch points