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T. Fernández

Squad depthOviedo · 22 yrs

Profile

Full nameThiago Cruz Fernández
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalityArgentina
Age22
Date of birth3 Apr 2004
BirthplaceBuenos Aires
Height175 cm
Shirt number#15
ClubOviedo
Central midfielderalso played MID
16
Appearances
0
Goals
4
Assists
822
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Oviedo.

Injury-affected season

Missed 3 of Oviedo's ~38 games this season through 3 injury absences (knee, inactive). He still appeared 16 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
La Liga16048226.63

Scout report

Squad depthCreative Central midfielder

T. Fernández is a 22-year-old central midfielder at Oviedo, rated 71.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 150th of 389 on scout potential in the La Liga and 316th of 2874 U-23 players tracked. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (26.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.97 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Fernández.

Judged on this season alone, Fernández graded 17 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 56th of 73 of the 73 central midfielders in the La Liga, on 0 goals, 4 assists and 1.971 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 42 → 17).

On long-term talent our Rating reads 71, top 39% of the 73 central midfielders in the La Liga. At 22 Fernández is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 44.9 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Fernández missed 3 games through injury (knee, inactive) out of roughly 38 this season. The 16 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.

From the career report
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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 down
Current potential28th of 73 central midfielders · La Liga · 16 appsCurrent season56th of 73 central midfielders · La Liga · 16 apps56th-best central midfielder in the La Liga150th in the La Liga · potential28th-highest potential central midfielder in the La Liga316th-highest potential U-23 tracked
71.3
Ratingi
28th of 73 central midfielders
17.4
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
26.1%
Minutes
limited game time
1.97
Def. actions / 90
light defensive volume

Output in context · Oviedo finished 20th of 20 · a relegation-threatened side

1.97
Def. / 90
13
Tackles
5
Interceptions
2
Clean sheets

1.97 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 16 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (20th of 20) 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 0 goals and 4 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.44 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
  • Creativity. 0.44 assists per 90 — a genuine creative outlet.
  • Ceiling. High potential at just 22 — room to grow into a bigger role.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 26.1% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

With a Rating of 71.3, Fernández carries the 28th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the La Liga of 73 — though on just 16 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.97 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 1.9×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 22, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.

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

Transfer news

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