Rodrigo Abascal

Following his move to Al Riyadh, Abascal's current-season form is down 100% on last season (Season 34→0), while his Rating eased 29→13. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 38).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Al Riyadh · 16th	1	0	0	3	27	34
2025/26	Vitória SC · 9th	27	1	2	6.99	29	34
2024/25	Boavista · 18th	29	0	0	6.86	36	38
2023/24	Boavista · 15th	30	2	0	6.92	40	25
2022/23	Boavista · 9th	29	0	2	6.82	45	25

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 8 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headCentral defender

R. Abascal is a 32-year-old central defender at Al Riyadh, rated 12.7 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (0.4% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Abascal.

On the season, Abascal graded 0 for current form (age-blind), on 0 clean sheets and 0 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 34 → 0). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 13. At 32 Abascal is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.5 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2024/25Trending upRemarkably consistent

12.7

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

0.4%

Minutes

limited game time

Def. actions / 90

light defensive volume

Output in context · Al Riyadh finished 16th of 18 · a relegation-threatened side

Apps

Def. / 90

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Tackles

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Interceptions

Clean sheets

0 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume across 1 appearance. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (16th of 18) 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 0.4% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 32, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 12.7 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (0 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.8× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %0.4%

Available fixtures3 of 3

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 900

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Pass accuracy %100

Cards / 9015

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 ages 23–27 (~4), then tapers with age. At 32, Abascal sits on 1.5, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Abascal's projected Rating — 12.7 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.

Transfer history

Al RiyadhAug 2026 – now

Vitoriauntil Aug 2026

GGuimaraesJul 2025 – Aug 2026Free Transfer

BBoavistauntil Jul 2025

About R. Abascal

Rodrigo Abascal Barros is a 32-year-old centre-back who plays for Al Riyadh, born on January 14, 1994 in Montevideo, standing 187 cm tall. He is from Uruguay. Al Riyadh currently sit 16th of 18 in the Pro League.

This season

In the current season, R. Abascal has made 1 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 6 minutes, averaging a 5.3 match rating over his last 2 rated games.

Recent matches

August 25, 2026: 3-3 draw away at Al Shabab (90 minutes, 1 assist, 7.6 rating)
August 14, 2026: 2-4 loss away at Al-Ettifaq (6 minutes, 3 rating)

R. Abascal's next match is on August 28, 2026, when Al Riyadh face NEOM at home in the Pro League.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates R. Abascal at 12.7 with a Season form score of 0. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 13 recorded seasons, R. Abascal has totalled 256 club appearances with 7 goals and 5 assists for 6 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2023/24, with 30 appearances for Boavista.

R. Abascal's career has also included time at Vitoria, GGuimaraes and BBoavista.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.