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A. Peña

Project playerNecaxa · 30 yrs

Profile

PositionCentre-back
NationalityMexico
Age30
Date of birth13 Jan 1996
BirthplaceCuliacán
Height187 cm
Shirt number#4
ClubNecaxa
Centre-back
28
Appearances
2
Goals
0
Assists
2327
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Necaxa.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Liga MX282023276.75
Leagues Cup200906.9

Scout report

Project playerCentral defender

A. Peña is a 30-year-old central defender at Necaxa, rated 28.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 243rd of 340 on scout potential in the Liga MX. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter this season (76% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.98 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Peña.

Judged on this season alone, Peña graded 17 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 36th of 65 of the 65 centre-backs in the Liga MX, on 3 clean sheets and 2.978 defensive actions per 90.

We hold a single season for Peña, so there's no year-on-year comparison to draw yet — the read above is this campaign only.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 29, 46th of 65 of the 65 centre-backs in the Liga MX. At 30 Peña is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 3.7 reflects that trajectory.

Current potential46th of 65 centre-backs · Liga MXCurrent season36th of 65 centre-backs · Liga MX36th-best centre-back in the Liga MX243rd in the Liga MX · potential46th-highest potential centre-back in the Liga MX
28.9
Ratingi
46th of 65 centre-backs
17.1
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
76%
Minutes
a regular starter
2.98
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Necaxa finished 15th of 18 · a lower-table side

2.98
Def. / 90
20
Tackles
35
Interceptions
3
Clean sheets

2.98 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 28 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (15th 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 2 goals and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 76% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 28.9, Peña carries the 46th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Liga MX of 65, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Necaxa finished 15th 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 moderate defensive volume (2.98 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). 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

No transfer news found for this player.