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Full nameSaúl Savin Salcedo Zárate
PositionCentre-back
NationalityParaguay
Age28
Date of birth29 Aug 1997
BirthplaceCapiatá
Height183 cm
Shirt number#15
ClubNewells Old Boys
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Centre-back

Season stats

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14
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
1290
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Newells Old Boys.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Liga Profesional Argentina140012906.76

Scout report

Project playerCentral defender

S. Salcedo is a 28-year-old central defender at Newells Old Boys, rated 35.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 273rd of 493 on scout potential in the Liga Profesional Argentina. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter this season (65.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.51 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 19 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 85th of 101 of the 101 centre-backs in the Liga Profesional Argentina, on 3 clean sheets and 2.512 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 23 → 19). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 35, 50th of 101 of the 101 centre-backs in the Liga Profesional Argentina. At 28 Salcedo is in his prime years, and a market index of 5.7 reflects that trajectory.

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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 downRemarkably consistent
Current potential50th of 101 centre-backs · Liga Profesional Argentina · 14 appsCurrent season85th of 101 centre-backs · Liga Profesional Argentina · 14 apps85th-best centre-back in the Liga Profesional Argentina273rd in the Liga Profesional Argentina · potential50th-highest potential centre-back in the Liga Profesional Argentina
35.4
Ratingi
50th of 101 centre-backs
18.5
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
65.2%
Minutes
a regular starter
2.51
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Newells Old Boys finished 14th of 15 · a relegation-threatened side

14
Apps
2.51
Def. / 90
15
Tackles
13
Interceptions
3
Clean sheets

2.51 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.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 65.2% 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 35.4, Salcedo carries the 50th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Liga Profesional Argentina of 101 — though on just 14 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.51 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). 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.

Season statistics

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

Shooting

Goals0
Shots on target3
Shots7

Passing

Assists0
Chances created2
Passes431
Pass accuracy78%

Possession

Successful dribbles3
Dribble success100%
Duels won64
Duels won %63.4%
Fouls won5

Defending

Tackles15
Interceptions13
Blocks8
Fouls committed8
Penalties conceded1

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.