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PositionAttacking midfielder
NationalityColombia
Age28
Date of birth15 Jan 1998
BirthplaceLuruaco
Height176 cm
Shirt number#29
ClubAtletico Nacional
Attacking midfielderalso played FWD
34
Appearances
7
Goals
4
Assists
1851
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Atletico Nacional.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Primera A347418516.9
CONMEBOL Libertadores5001126.38
Superliga100456.15

Scout report

Squad depthAttacking midfielder

A. Sarmiento is a 28-year-old attacking midfielder at Atletico Nacional, rated 19.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 208th of 438 on scout potential in the Primera A. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (40.3% of available minutes). He brings 0.54 goal contributions per 90 (0.34 goals, 0.19 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Sarmiento.

Judged on this season alone, Sarmiento graded 19 — a strong campaign that ranks top 30% of the 41 attacking midfielders in the Primera A, on 7 goals and 4 assists in 34 appearances (0.535 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 0 → 19). Across the 3 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 20, 23rd of 41 of the 41 attacking midfielders in the Primera A. At 28 Sarmiento is in his prime years, and a market index of 1.4 reflects that trajectory.

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

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2025/26
Current potential23rd of 41 attacking midfielders · Primera ACurrent seasonTop 30% attacking midfielders · Primera A12th-best attacking midfielder in the Primera A208th in the Primera A · potential23rd-highest potential attacking midfielder in the Primera A
19.6
Ratingi
23rd of 41 attacking midfielders
19
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
40.3%
Minutes
rotation minutes
0.54
Goal contrib / 90
productive for the role

Output in context · Atletico Nacional finished 3rd of 20 · an upper-table side

7
Goals
4
Assists
11
G+A
0.21
Goals / app

7 goals in 34 appearances (0.21 per game) for an upper-table side. He also laid on 4 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 11 goal contributions (0.32 per appearance).

Strengths

  • Final-third output. 0.54 goal contributions per 90 (0.34 goals, 0.19 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 40.3% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Defensive numbers. Modest 1.31 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 19.6, Sarmiento carries the 23rd-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the Primera A of 41. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.54 goal contributions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× 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.