Saúl Salcedo
ratings updated 20 Aug 2026
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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Newells Old Boys.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Liga Profesional Argentina | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1290 | 6.76 |
Scout report
S. Salcedo is a 29-year-old central defender at Newells Old Boys, rated 30.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 283rd of 520 on scout potential in the Liga Profesional Argentina. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (57% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.6 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Salcedo.
Judged on this season alone, Salcedo graded 17 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 93rd of 112 of the 112 centre-backs in the Liga Profesional Argentina, on 3 clean sheets and 2.598 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 23 → 17). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2024/25.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 30, 54th of 112 of the 112 centre-backs in the Liga Profesional Argentina. At 29 Salcedo is in his prime years, and a market index of 4.5 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Newells Old Boys finished 14th of 15 · a relegation-threatened side
2.6 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 14 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (14th of 15) 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.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 57% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 30.4, Salcedo carries the 54th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Liga Profesional Argentina of 112 — though on just 14 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.6 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.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Liga Profesional Argentina with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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