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Víctor Cuesta

Experienced headPlatense · 37 yrsRotation

Profile

Full nameVíctor Leandro Cuesta
PositionCentre-back
NationalityArgentina
Age37
Date of birth19 Nov 1988
BirthplaceLa Plata
Height187 cm
Shirt number#31
ClubPlatense
Centre-back
13
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
1182
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Platense.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Liga Profesional Argentina9008166.82
CONMEBOL Libertadores5004566.86

Scout report

Experienced headBall-winning Central defender

V. Cuesta is a 37-year-old central defender at Platense, enjoying a standout season — 0 goals and 0 assists in 13 appearances, a Season grade of 32, top 55% of Liga Profesional Argentina centre-backs. On long-term scout potential he's rated 10.7, ranking 483rd of 493 in the Liga Profesional Argentina. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option (59.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.26 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Cuesta.

Judged on this season alone, Cuesta graded 32 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 56th of 101 of the 101 centre-backs in the Liga Profesional Argentina, on 4 clean sheets and 4.264 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 34 → 32). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 11, 99th of 101 of the 101 centre-backs in the Liga Profesional Argentina. At 37 Cuesta is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.2 reflects that trajectory.

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Past his 2022/23 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2022/23Trending downBreakout: 2022/235 clubs
10.7
Ratingi
99th of 101 centre-backs
31.7
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
59.7%
Minutes
rotation minutes
4.26
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Platense finished 12th of 15 · a lower-table side

13
Apps
4.26
Def. / 90
21
Tackles
25
Interceptions
4
Clean sheets

4.26 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 13 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (12th of 15) 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.

Strengths

  • Defensive volume. 4.26 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 59.7% 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 10.7, Cuesta carries the 99th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Liga Profesional Argentina of 101 — though on just 13 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.26 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). 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.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Liga Profesional Argentina with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0
Shots on target2
Shots6

Passing

Assists0
Chances created1
Passes473
Pass accuracy86%

Possession

Successful dribbles2
Dribble success66.7%
Duels won70
Duels won %70%
Fouls won12

Defending

Tackles21
Interceptions25
Blocks10
Fouls committed13

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards5
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.