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A. Villanueva

Squad depthDetroit City · 24 yrs

Profile

PositionFull-back
NationalityUSA
Age24
Date of birth9 Jul 2002
BirthplaceHerriman
Height175 cm
Shirt number#3
ClubDetroit City
Full-back
17
Appearances
1
Goals
1
Assists
1323
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Detroit City.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
USL Championship171113237.19
USL League One Cup10090
US Open Cup100776.8

Scout report

Squad depthFull-back

A. Villanueva is a 24-year-old full-back at Detroit City, rated 31.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 30th of 272 on scout potential in the USL Championship. An emerging talent, he has been a rotation option this season (45.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.18 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Villanueva.

Judged on this season alone, Villanueva graded 17 — a strong campaign that ranks top 21% of the 34 full-backs in the USL Championship, on 5 clean sheets and 2.177 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 0 → 17).

On long-term talent our Rating reads 32, top 18% of the 34 full-backs in the USL Championship. At 24 Villanueva is in his prime years, and a market index of 3.9 reflects that trajectory.

Current potentialTop 18% full-backs · USL ChampionshipCurrent seasonTop 21% full-backs · USL Championship7th-best full-back in the USL Championship30th in the USL Championship · potential6th-highest potential full-back in the USL Championship
31.7
Ratingi
6th of 34 full-backs
17.2
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
45.9%
Minutes
rotation minutes
2.18
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Detroit City finished 6th of 12 · a mid-table side

2.18
Def. / 90
24
Tackles
7
Interceptions
5
Clean sheets

2.18 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 17 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 45.9% 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 31.7, Villanueva carries the 6th-highest potential of the full-backs in the USL Championship (top 18%). Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.18 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.

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

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.