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Santiago Rodríguez

Squad depthBotafogo · 26 yrs

Profile

Full nameSantiago Mariano Rodríguez Molina
PositionAttacking midfielder
NationalityUruguay
Age26
Date of birth8 Jan 2000
BirthplaceMontevideo
Height172 cm
Shirt number#23
ClubBotafogo
Attacking midfielder
26
Appearances
2
Goals
5
Assists
1330
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Botafogo.

Injury-affected season

Missed 6 of Botafogo's ~38 games this season through 6 injury absences (inactive, yellow cards, muscle). He still appeared 26 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 A262513307.11
Copa Do Brasil1002337
CONMEBOL Libertadores2001426.75
FIFA Club World Cup300316.8

Scout report

Squad depthCreative Attacking midfielder

S. Rodríguez is a 26-year-old attacking midfielder at Botafogo, rated 59.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 93rd of 422 on scout potential in the Serie A. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (38.9% of available minutes). He brings 0.47 goal contributions per 90 (0.14 goals, 0.34 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Rodríguez.

Judged on this season alone, Rodríguez graded 20 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 15th of 30 of the 30 attacking midfielders in the Serie A, on 2 goals and 5 assists in 26 appearances (0.474 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 49 → 20). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 60, top 27% of the 30 attacking midfielders in the Serie A. At 26 Rodríguez is in his prime years, and a market index of 28.4 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Rodríguez missed 6 games through injury (inactive, yellow cards, muscle) out of roughly 38 this season. The 26 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 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2024/25Trending downBreakout: 2022/23Injury-hit 2025/26
Current potentialTop 27% attacking midfielders · Serie ACurrent season15th of 30 attacking midfielders · Serie A15th-best attacking midfielder in the Serie A93rd in the Serie A · potential8th-highest potential attacking midfielder in the Serie A
59.7
Ratingi
8th of 30 attacking midfielders
20.4
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
38.9%
Minutes
rotation minutes
0.47
Goal contrib / 90
productive for the role

Output in context · Botafogo finished 6th of 20 · an upper-table side

2
Goals
5
Assists
7
G+A
0.08
Goals / app

2 goals in 26 appearances (0.08 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. He also laid on 5 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 7 goal contributions (0.27 per appearance).

Strengths

  • Final-third output. 0.47 goal contributions per 90 (0.14 goals, 0.34 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 38.9% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

With a Rating of 59.7, Rodríguez carries the 8th-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the Serie A (top 27%). In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.47 goal contributions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.

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

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among attacking midfielders in the Serie A with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals2
Shots on target10
Shots19

Passing

Assists5
Chances created36
Passes541

Possession

Successful dribbles22
Dribble success52.4%
Duels won105
Duels won %51%
Fouls won41

Defending

Tackles28
Interceptions13
Blocks1
Fouls committed22

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards5
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.