Following his move to Junior, Mele's current-season form is down 39% on last season (Season 18→11), while his Rating eased 51→18. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 18).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	CS	CS%	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Monterrey	3	0	0%	6.57	—	—
2025/26	Monterrey · 13th	17	4	24%	6.65	33	8
2025/26	Junior · 5th	18	6	33%	6.96	18	11
2024/25	Junior	38	0	0%	7.17	—	—
2023/24	JuniorLoan	20	0	0%	6.99	—	—
2023/24	Union Santa Fe	16	0	0%	6.95	—	—
2022/23	Union Santa Fe · 22nd	32	9	28%	6.9	51	18

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 4 earlier seasons in the full career.

Uruguay · international

Side	Apps	G
Uruguay	8	0
Uruguay U20	16	0

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

Scout report

Project playerGoalkeeper

S. Mele is a 28-year-old goalkeeper at Independiente, enjoying a standout season — 0 goals and 0 assists in 18 appearances, a Season grade of 21, top 39% of Liga Profesional Argentina goalkeepers. On long-term scout potential he's rated 20.1, ranking 407th of 493 in the Liga Profesional Argentina. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter (63.9% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Mele.

Judged on this season alone, Mele graded 21 — a solid campaign that ranks top 39% of the 36 goalkeepers in the Liga Profesional Argentina, on 6 clean sheets across 18 appearances.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 18 → 11).

On long-term talent our Rating reads 20, 26th of 36 of the 36 goalkeepers in the Liga Profesional Argentina. At 28 Mele is in his prime years, and a market index of 5.4 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2022/23Holding level

Current potential26th of 36 goalkeepers · Liga Profesional Argentina Current seasonTop 39% goalkeepers · Liga Profesional Argentina 14th-best goalkeeper in the Liga Profesional Argentina 407th in the Liga Profesional Argentina · potential 26th-highest potential goalkeeper in the Liga Profesional Argentina

20.1

Ratingi

26th of 36 goalkeepers

21.4

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

63.9%

Minutes

a regular starter

Def. actions / 90

light defensive volume

Output in context · Independiente finished 5th of 15 · an upper-table side

Apps

Clean sheets

33%

CS rate

63.9%

Minutes

6 clean sheets in 18 appearances (33% of games). Playing behind an upper-table side (5th of 15) means a more protected goal, so the read is about command and distribution as much as raw shut-outs.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 63.9% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 20.1, Mele carries the 26th-highest potential of the goalkeepers in the Liga Profesional Argentina of 36. A a regular starter keeper carrying the gloves this season. Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %63.9%

Available fixtures18 of 23

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 900

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Cards / 900.232

Foul involvement / 900.464

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 (~9), then tapers with age. At 28, Mele sits on 5.4, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Mele's projected Rating — 20.1 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.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among goalkeepers in the Liga Profesional Argentina with 600+ minutes this season.

Goalkeeping

Clean sheets6

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3

Red cards1

Transfer history

Independiente(on loan)Jul 2026 – now

MonterreyJun 2025 – Jul 2026

Junior(on loan)Jul 2023 – Jun 2025

Union Santa Fe(on loan)Jan 2022 – Jul 2023

PPlaza Coloniauntil Jan 2022

About S. Mele

Santiago Andrés Mele Castanero is a 28-year-old goalkeeper who plays for Independiente, born on September 6, 1997 in Montevideo, standing 184 cm tall. He is from Uruguay. Independiente currently sit 5th of 15 in the Liga Profesional Argentina.

This season

In the current season, S. Mele has made 18 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 1,553 minutes, with 3 yellow cards.

S. Mele's next match is on August 30, 2026, when Independiente face Gimnasia M. at home in the Liga Profesional Argentina.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates S. Mele at 20.1 with a Season form score of 21.4, ranking 407th of 493 goalkeepers in the Liga Profesional Argentina. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 4 career titles — among them the Primera A and the CONMEBOL U20. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 9 recorded seasons, S. Mele has totalled 204 club appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists for 6 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2024/25, with 38 appearances for Junior.

S. Mele's career has also included time at Monterrey, Junior, Union Santa Fe and PPlaza Colonia.

On the international stage, S. Mele has represented Uruguay and Uruguay U20 — 24 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

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Season stats

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Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Independiente finished 5th of 15 · an upper-table side

Strengths

Watch points