Adrián Balboa

Competition	Apps	G	A	Min	Match
Copa Argentinaat Racing Club	38	8	2	2917	6.99
Liga Profesional Argentinaat Racing Club	26	5	0	1221	6.68
Premier League	12	3	0	811	6.57
CONMEBOL Libertadoresat Racing Club	7	1	0	203	6.67

Career

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CONMEBOL Recopa×2Copa Uruguay×2Cup×2

Following his move to Racing Club, Balboa's current-season form is down 66% on last season (Season 35→12), while his Rating eased 36→11. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 35).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Nizhny Novgorod · 15th	12	3	0	6.57	11	12
2025/26	Racing Club · 3rd	26	5	0	6.68	20	17
2024/25	Racing Club	38	8	2	6.99	—	—
2024/25	Union Santa Fe · 9th	39	8	2	6.99	36	35
2023/24	Deportivo Pereira	12	4	0	7.13	—	—
2023/24	Defensor Sporting	20	8	0	—	—	—
2022/23	Defensor Sporting	34	10	0	—	—	—
2021/22	Belgrano Cordoba	29	7	0	—	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 8 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headCentre-forward

A. Balboa is a 32-year-old centre-forward at Nizhny Novgorod, enjoying a standout season — 3 goals and 0 assists in 12 appearances, a Season grade of 12, top 48% of Premier League centre-forwards. On long-term scout potential he's rated 10.9, ranking 253rd of 274 in the Premier League. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member (30% of available minutes). He brings 0.33 goal contributions per 90 (0.33 goals, 0 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Balboa.

Judged on this season alone, Balboa graded 12 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 15th of 31 of the 31 centre-forwards in the Premier League, on 3 goals and 0 assists in 12 appearances (0.333 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 35 → 12).

On long-term talent our Rating reads 11, 28th of 31 of the 31 centre-forwards in the Premier League. At 32 Balboa is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.8 reflects that trajectory.

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 31 centre-forwards · Premier League · 12 apps Current season15th of 31 centre-forwards · Premier League · 12 apps15th-best centre-forward in the Premier League253rd in the Premier League · potential28th-highest potential centre-forward in the Premier League

10.9

Ratingi

28th of 31 centre-forwards

11.5

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

30%

Minutes

limited game time

0.33

Goal contrib / 90

modest end product

Output in context · Nizhny Novgorod finished 15th of 16 · a relegation-threatened side

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.25

Goals / app

3 goals in 12 appearances (0.25 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb.

Watch points

Game time. Only 30% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 32, 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 10.9, Balboa carries the 28th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the Premier League of 31 — though on just 12 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.33 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.8× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %30%

Available fixtures30 of 30

Goals / 900.333

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.333

Defensive actions / 900.222

Player flow

Goal involvements3

Shot conversion %37.5

Shot accuracy %40

Pass accuracy %64

Dribble success %41.7

Cards / 900.333

Foul involvement / 902.219

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

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 32, Balboa sits on 0.8, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Balboa's projected Rating — 10.9 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-forwards in the Premier League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals3

Shots on target8

Shots20

Penalties scored1

Passing

Assists0

Chances created4

Passes154

Pass accuracy64%

Possession

Successful dribbles5

Dribble success41.7%

Duels won37

Duels won %35.2%

Fouls won5

Defending

Interceptions2

Fouls committed15

Penalties conceded1—

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3

Red cards0

Transfer history

Nizhny Novgorod2025/26 – now

Racing Club2024/25 – 2025/26

Union Santa Fe2023/24 – 2024/25Free

Deportivo Pereira2023/24 – 2023/24

Defensor Sportinguntil 2023/24

Belgrano Cordoba(back from loan)2022/23 – 2023/24

Defensor Sporting2022/23 – 2022/23

Defensor Sporting(on loan)2021/22 – 2022/23

Belgrano Cordoba(back from loan)2020/21 – 2021/22

Racing Santander(on loan)2020/21 – 2020/21

Alianza Lima(on loan)2019/20 – 2020/21

Antofagasta(on loan)2018/19 – 2019/20

Belgrano Cordoba2018/19 – 2018/19Free

Patronato(on loan)2017/18 – 2018/19

Sarmiento Junin(on loan)2016/17 – 2017/18

Villa Teresa(on loan)2015/16 – 2016/17

Liverpool Montevideo2015/16 – 2015/16Free

Danubiountil 2015/16

About A. Balboa

Adrián Martín Balboa Camacho is a 32-year-old centre-forward who plays for Nizhny Novgorod, born on January 19, 1994 in Montevideo, standing 186 cm tall. He is from Uruguay. Nizhny Novgorod currently sit 15th of 16 in the Premier League.

This season

In the current season, A. Balboa has made 12 appearances with 3 goals and 0 assists across 811 minutes, averaging a 6.52 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 3 yellow cards. His season has spanned the Copa Argentina, the Liga Profesional Argentina, the Premier League and the CONMEBOL Libertadores. Though primarily a centre-forward, he has also lined up in midfield this season.

When A. Balboa plays, Nizhny Novgorod's record this season is 19W-9D-20L — and his match ratings average 6.68 at home against 6.63 on the road.

Recent matches

May 17, 2026: 2-2 draw away at Rubin (90 minutes, 5.9 rating)
May 11, 2026: 1-2 loss at home vs CSKA Moscow (45 minutes, 6.2 rating)
May 3, 2026: 0-2 loss away at Akhmat (90 minutes, 6.7 rating)
April 26, 2026: 1-2 loss at home vs Spartak Moscow (62 minutes, 1 goal, 6.7 rating)
April 22, 2026: 1-2 loss away at FC Orenburg (70 minutes, 1 goal, 7.3 rating)
April 18, 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs Dynamo (65 minutes, 5.9 rating)
April 11, 2026: 2-2 draw away at Baltika (85 minutes, 6.6 rating)
April 5, 2026: 0-1 loss at home vs FC Rostov (45 minutes, 6.5 rating)
March 21, 2026: 0-5 loss away at FC Krasnodar (61 minutes, 6.7 rating)
March 15, 2026: 3-0 win at home vs Krylia Sovetov (67 minutes, 6.7 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates A. Balboa at 10.9 with a Season form score of 11.5, ranking 253rd of 274 centre-forwards in the Premier League. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 6 career titles — among them the CONMEBOL Recopa and the Copa Uruguay. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 13 recorded seasons, A. Balboa has totalled 346 club appearances with 80 goals and 12 assists for 15 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2024/25, with 39 appearances for Union Santa Fe.

A. Balboa's career has also included time at Racing Club, Union Santa Fe, Deportivo Pereira, Defensor Sporting, Belgrano Cordoba, Racing Santander, Alianza Lima, Antofagasta, Patronato, Sarmiento Junin, Villa Teresa, Liverpool Montevideo and Danubio.

Transfer news

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Season stats

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Career

Scout report

Output in context · Nizhny Novgorod finished 15th of 16 · a relegation-threatened side

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