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Sergio Escudero

Experienced headZaragoza · 36 yrsFringe playerNew signing

based on the 2025/26 season · updated 22 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameSergio Escudero Palomo
PositionFull-back
NationalitySpain
Age36
Date of birth2 Sept 1989
BirthplaceValladolid
Height176 cm
Shirt number#18
ClubZaragoza
Full-back
21
Appearances
1
Goals
2
Assists
784
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Deportivo La Coruna.

Scout report

Experienced headFull-back

Sergio Escudero is a 36-year-old full-back at Deportivo La Coruna, rated 13.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 125th of 128 on scout potential in the Segunda División. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (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 15th of 22 of the 22 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 14, 22nd of 22 of the 22 full-backs in the Segunda División. At 36 Escudero is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.9 reflects that trajectory.

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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending downBreakout: 2023/244 clubs
13.9
Ratingi
22nd of 22 full-backs
8.9
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
20.7%
Minutes
limited game time
3.67
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Deportivo La Coruna finished 2nd of 22 · a title-challenging side

21
Apps
3.67
Def. / 90
16
Tackles
9
Interceptions
2
Clean sheets

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 36, 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 13.9, Escudero carries the 22nd-highest potential of the full-backs in the Segunda División of 22 — 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 (0.6× and falling).

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

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among full-backs in the Segunda División with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists2

Defending

Tackles16
Interceptions9
Blocks7

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.