Sergio Canales
based on the 2025/26 season · updated 20 Aug 2026
Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Racing Santander.
Also this season
Earlier this season at Monterrey — CONCACAF Champions League: 3 apps, 1g 1a, 144 min
Earlier this season at Monterrey — Leagues Cup: 3 apps, 1g 0a, 90 min
The headline Season rating covers his time at Racing Santander; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 CONCACAF Champions Leagueat Monterrey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 7.6 |
Scout report
Sergio Canales is a 35-year-old central midfielder at Monterrey, enjoying a standout season — 13 goals and 6 assists in 29 appearances, a Season grade of 53. On long-term scout potential he's rated 18.6. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter (73.8% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Canales.
On the season, Canales graded 53 for current form (age-blind), on 13 goals, 6 assists and 0.999 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 49 → 49). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 19. At 35 Canales is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 2.4 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Monterrey finished 13th of 18 · a lower-table side
1 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 7 clean sheets across 29 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (13th of 18) 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 13 goals and 6 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 73.8% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.68 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
Watch points
- Defensive numbers. Modest 1 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
- Age curve. At 35, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
Rated 18.6 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. 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.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the La Liga with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
