Sabin Merino

Following his move to Racing Ferrol, Merino's current-season form is down 100% on last season (Season 9→0), while his Rating eased 37→11. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 26).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	Match	RTG	Season
2023/24	Racing Ferrol · 10th	38	5	6.67	11	0
2021/22	Zaragoza · 10th	30	2	6.66	37	9
2020/21	Leganes · 3rd	38	9	6.76	48	26

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.

Scout report

Experienced headCentre-forward

Sabin Merino is a 34-year-old centre-forward at Deportivo Saprissa, rated 11.1 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (1.8% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Merino.

On the season, Merino graded 0 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals and 0 assists in 1 appearance (0 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 9 → 0). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 11. At 34 Merino is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 6.7 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2020/21 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2020/21Trending down

11.1

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

1.8%

Minutes

limited game time

Goal contrib / 90

low end product

Output in context · Deportivo Saprissa finished 10th of 20 · a mid-table side

Goals

Assists

G+A

Goals / app

0 goals in 1 appearance (0 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb.

Strengths

Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 95.3/100).

Watch points

Game time. Only 1.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Output. 0 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.
Age curve. At 34, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 11.1 overall — below regular-starter level. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %1.8%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 900

Player flow

Goal involvements0

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 ages 23–27 (~22), then tapers with age. At 34, Merino sits on 6.7, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Merino's projected Rating — 11.1 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.