Stalin Valencia

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 1 youth-team spell in the full career.

Ecuador · international

Side	Apps	G
Ecuador U20	3	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthCentral defender

S. Valencia is a 22-year-old central defender at Once Caldas, rated 23.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 83rd of 347 on scout potential in the Primera A and 1591st of 1772 U-23 players tracked. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (25.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.76 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Valencia.

Judged on this season alone, Valencia graded 2 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 68th of 68 of the 68 centre-backs in the Primera A, on 0 clean sheets and 1.761 defensive actions per 90.

We hold a single season for Valencia, so there's no year-on-year comparison to draw yet — the read above is this campaign only.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 24, top 17% of the 68 centre-backs in the Primera A. At 22 Valencia is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 1.6 reflects that trajectory.

Current potential11th of 68 centre-backs · Primera A · 0 apps Current season68th of 68 centre-backs · Primera A · 0 apps 68th-best centre-back in the Primera A 83rd in the Primera A · potential 11th-highest potential centre-back in the Primera A 1591st-highest potential U-23 tracked

23.5

Ratingi

11th of 68 centre-backs

1.6

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

25.4%

Minutes

limited game time

1.76

Def. actions / 90

light defensive volume

Output in context · Once Caldas finished 11th of 20 · a mid-table side

Apps

Goals

Assists

Clean sheets

No league appearances recorded this season, so there's no output sample to read yet.

Watch points

Game time. Only 25.4% 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 23.5, Valencia carries the 11th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Primera A of 68 — though on just 0 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.76 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 1.9×) with the best seasons likely ahead.

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %25.4%

Available fixtures38 of 45

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 901.761

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Cards / 900.518

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~2), then tapers with age. At 22, Valencia sits on 1.6, still climbing toward its peak. The blue line is Valencia's projected Rating — 23.5 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Primera A with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles8

Interceptions5

Blocks4

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4

Red cards1

Transfer history

Once Caldas(back from loan)Jul 2025 – now

Fortaleza FC(on loan)Jan 2025 – Jul 2025

Once Caldasuntil Jan 2025

About S. Valencia

Stalin Evander Valencia Cortéz is a 22-year-old centre-back who plays for Once Caldas, born on October 10, 2003, standing 180 cm tall. He is from Ecuador. Once Caldas currently sit 11th of 20 in the Primera A.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates S. Valencia at 23.5 with a Season form score of 1.6, ranking 83rd of 347 centre-backs in the Primera A. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 6 career titles — among them the Liga Pro and the CONMEBOL Sudamericana. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 5 recorded seasons, S. Valencia has totalled 42 club appearances with 1 goal and 0 assists for 5 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2024/25, with 23 appearances for Once Caldas.

S. Valencia's career has also included time at Fortaleza FC.

On the international stage, S. Valencia has represented Ecuador U20 — 3 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.