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S. Arias

Experienced headBahia · 34 yrs

Profile

Full nameSantiago Arias Naranjo
PositionFull-back
NationalityColombia
Age34
Date of birth13 Jan 1992
BirthplaceMedellín
Height178 cm
Shirt number#13
ClubBahia
Full-back
21
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
1450
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Bahia.

Injury-affected season

Missed 5 of Bahia's ~38 games this season through 5 injury absences (inactive, muscle, yellow cards). He still appeared 21 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Serie A210014506.78
Baiano - 1610478
Copa Do Brasil1001937.85
CONMEBOL Sudamericana1001806.9
CONMEBOL Libertadores2001697.1

Scout report

Experienced headFull-back

S. Arias is a 34-year-old full-back at Bahia, enjoying a standout season — 0 goals and 0 assists in 21 appearances, a Season grade of 27, top 53% of Serie A full-backs. On long-term scout potential he's rated 18.8, ranking 371st of 413 in the Serie A. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option (48.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.73 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Arias.

Judged on this season alone, Arias graded 27 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 37th of 70 of the 70 full-backs in the Serie A, on 6 clean sheets and 2.731 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 27 → 27). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 19, 66th of 70 of the 70 full-backs in the Serie A. At 34 Arias is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 4.5 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Arias missed 5 games through injury (inactive, muscle, yellow cards) out of roughly 38 this season. The 21 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.

From the career report
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Arias is operating at his career peak — the 2023/24 level is the level.

Peak: 2023/24Holding levelRemarkably consistentInjury-hit 2025/264 clubs
Current potential66th of 70 full-backs · Serie ACurrent season37th of 70 full-backs · Serie A37th-best full-back in the Serie A371st in the Serie A · potential66th-highest potential full-back in the Serie A
18.8
Ratingi
66th of 70 full-backs
27.2
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
48.8%
Minutes
rotation minutes
2.73
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Bahia finished 7th of 20 · a mid-table side

2.73
Def. / 90
20
Tackles
19
Interceptions
6
Clean sheets

2.73 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 6 clean sheets across 21 appearances.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 48.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • 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

With a Rating of 18.8, Arias carries the 66th-highest potential of the full-backs in the Serie A of 70. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.73 tackles, blocks & interceptions 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.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.