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Defensive midfielderChileLiga MX

Rodrigo Echeverría

Experienced headLeon · 31 yrsRotation
18.3
37.1%
Ratingi
27
±0%
Seasoni
5.2
Valuei

based on the 2025/26 season · updated 20 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameRodrigo Eduardo Echeverría Sáez
PositionDefensive midfielder
NationalityChile
Age31
Date of birth7 Apr 1995
BirthplaceSantiago de Chile
Height181 cm
Shirt number#20
ClubLeon
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Defensive midfielderalso played DEF

Season stats

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10
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
717
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Leon.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Liga MX2001456.65

Scout report

Experienced headDefensive midfielder

R. Echeverría is a 31-year-old defensive midfielder at Leon, rated 29.1 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 153rd of 176 on scout potential in the Liga MX. A seasoned veteran, he has been an ever-present this season (95.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.06 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Echeverría.

Judged on this season alone, Echeverría graded 27 — a strong campaign that ranks top 25% of the 12 defensive midfielders in the Liga MX, on 0 goals, 1 assist and 3.056 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 27 → 27). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2025/26.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 29, 10th of 12 of the 12 defensive midfielders in the Liga MX. At 31 Echeverría is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 5.2 reflects that trajectory.

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

Peak: 2025/26Trending upRemarkably consistent
Current potential10th of 12 defensive midfielders · Liga MXCurrent seasonTop 25% defensive midfielders · Liga MX3rd-best defensive midfielder in the Liga MX153rd in the Liga MX · potential10th-highest potential defensive midfielder in the Liga MX
29.1
Ratingi
10th of 12 defensive midfielders
27
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
95.3%
Minutes
near ever-present
3.06
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Leon finished 10th of 18 · a mid-table side

33
Apps
3.06
Def. / 90
52
Tackles
29
Interceptions
6
Clean sheets

3.06 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 6 clean sheets across 33 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 95.3% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

  • Age curve. At 31, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 29.1, Echeverría carries the 10th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Liga MX of 12. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.06 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).

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

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the Liga MX with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists1

Defending

Tackles52
Interceptions29
Blocks18

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards8
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.