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Full nameValentín Vada
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalityArgentina
Age30
Date of birth6 Mar 1996
BirthplaceSan Jorge
Height175 cm
Shirt number#8
ClubDamac
Central midfielderalso played FWD
33
Appearances
11
Goals
6
Assists
2928
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Damac.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Pro League3311629287.18

Scout report

Project playerCentral midfielder

V. Vada is a 30-year-old central midfielder at Damac, enjoying a standout season — 11 goals and 6 assists in 33 appearances, a Season grade of 62, top 5% of Pro League central midfielders. On long-term scout potential he's rated 36.5, ranking 167th of 317 in the Pro League. An experienced operator, he has been an ever-present (95.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.75 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Vada.

Judged on this season alone, Vada graded 62 — a standout campaign that ranks top 5% of the 66 central midfielders in the Pro League, on 11 goals, 6 assists and 1.752 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 20 → 62). Across the 6 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 37, 40th of 66 of the 66 central midfielders in the Pro League. At 30 Vada is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 9 reflects that trajectory.

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A career still climbing — Vada is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2025/26Stepped up 2023/244 clubs
Current potential40th of 66 central midfielders · Pro LeagueCurrent seasonTop 5% central midfielders · Pro League3rd-best central midfielder in the Pro League167th in the Pro League · potential40th-highest potential central midfielder in the Pro League
36.5
Ratingi
40th of 66 central midfielders
61.7
Seasoni
a strong, regular top-tier starter
95.7%
Minutes
near ever-present
1.75
Def. actions / 90
light defensive volume

Output in context · Damac finished 16th of 18 · a relegation-threatened side

1.75
Def. / 90
29
Tackles
23
Interceptions
6
Clean sheets

1.75 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 6 clean sheets across 33 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (16th 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 11 goals and 6 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 95.7% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.52 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.

Watch points

  • Defensive numbers. Modest 1.75 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 36.5, Vada carries the 40th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Pro League of 66, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Damac finished 16th of 18) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.75 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).

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

Transfer news

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