Sergio Escudero
based on the 2025/26 season · updated 22 Aug 2026
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Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Deportivo La Coruna.
Scout report
Sergio Escudero is a 37-year-old full-back at Deportivo La Coruna, enjoying a standout season — 1 goals and 2 assists in 21 appearances, a Season grade of 9, top 76% of Segunda División full-backs. On long-term scout potential he's rated 7.5, ranking 98th of 102 in the Segunda División. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member (20.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.67 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Escudero.
Judged on this season alone, Escudero graded 9 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 13th of 17 of the 17 full-backs in the Segunda División, on 2 clean sheets and 3.673 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 7 → 9). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 8, 17th of 17 of the 17 full-backs in the Segunda División. At 37 Escudero is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.3 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Deportivo La Coruna finished 2nd of 22 · a title-challenging side
3.67 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 21 appearances. Behind a title-challenging side (2nd of 22) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.35 goal involvements per 90, useful for a full-back.
- Defensive volume. 3.67 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 20.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Age curve. At 37, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 7.5, Escudero carries the 17th-highest potential of the full-backs in the Segunda División of 17 — though on just 21 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.67 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 (0.5× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
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Bars = where he ranks among full-backs in the Segunda División with 600+ minutes this season.
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