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S. Colombatto

Solid contributorOviedo · 29 yrs

Profile

Full nameSantiago Colombatto
PositionDefensive midfielder
NationalityArgentina
Age29
Date of birth17 Jan 1997
BirthplaceUcacha
Height180 cm
Shirt number#11
ClubOviedo
Defensive midfielder
32
Appearances
0
Goals
1
Assists
2069
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Oviedo.

Injury-affected season

Missed 3 of Oviedo's ~38 games this season through 3 injury absences (injured doubtful, yellow cards). He still appeared 32 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
La Liga320120696.78
Copa del Rey100647

Scout report

Solid contributorDefensive midfielder

S. Colombatto is a 29-year-old defensive midfielder at Oviedo, rated 49.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 271st of 389 on scout potential in the La Liga. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter this season (65.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.74 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Colombatto.

Judged on this season alone, Colombatto graded 24 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 25th of 34 of the 34 defensive midfielders in the La Liga, on 0 goals, 1 assist and 2.74 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 37 → 24). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 49, 26th of 34 of the 34 defensive midfielders in the La Liga. At 29 Colombatto is in his prime years, and a market index of 18 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Colombatto missed 3 games through injury (injured doubtful, yellow cards) out of roughly 38 this season. The 32 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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Past his 2022/23 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2022/23Trending downBreakout: 2022/23Stepped up 2025/26
Current potential26th of 34 defensive midfielders · La LigaCurrent season25th of 34 defensive midfielders · La Liga25th-best defensive midfielder in the La Liga271st in the La Liga · potential26th-highest potential defensive midfielder in the La Liga
49.4
Ratingi
26th of 34 defensive midfielders
23.5
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
65.7%
Minutes
a regular starter
2.74
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Oviedo finished 20th of 20 · a relegation-threatened side

2.74
Def. / 90
43
Tackles
14
Interceptions
6
Clean sheets

2.74 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 6 clean sheets across 32 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (20th of 20) 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. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 65.7% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

  • Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

With a Rating of 49.4, Colombatto carries the 26th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the La Liga of 34, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Oviedo finished 20th of 20) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.74 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).

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

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.