Following his move to Rosario Central, María's current-season form is down 33% on last season (Season 39→26), while his Rating eased 20→9. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 54).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Rosario Central	14	5	4	7.44	—	—
2025/26	Rosario Central · 8th	16	6	3	7.55	9	26
2025/26	Benfica	4	4	0	8.06	—	—
2024/25	Benfica · 2nd	25	8	5	7.39	20	39
2023/24	Benfica · 2nd	28	9	10	7.81	23	54
2022/23	Juventus · 7th	26	4	4	7.03	21	25

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 17 earlier seasons in the full career.

Argentina · international

Side	Apps	G
Argentina	145	31
Argentina U23	6	2
Argentina U20	5	3

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headGoal-getting Centre-forward

Á. Di María is a 38-year-old centre-forward at Rosario Central, enjoying a standout season — 6 goals and 3 assists in 16 appearances, a Season grade of 26, top 34% of Liga Profesional Argentina centre-forwards. On long-term scout potential he's rated 9.3, ranking 545th of 557 in the Liga Profesional Argentina. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option (43.5% of available minutes). He brings 0.59 goal contributions per 90 (0.39 goals, 0.2 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on María.

Judged on this season alone, María graded 26 — a solid campaign that ranks top 34% of the 74 centre-forwards in the Liga Profesional Argentina, on 6 goals and 3 assists in 16 appearances (0.591 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 39 → 26). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 9, 74th of 74 of the 74 centre-forwards in the Liga Profesional Argentina. At 38 María is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending downBreakout: 2023/244 clubs

Current potential74th of 74 centre-forwards · Liga Profesional Argentina Current seasonTop 34% centre-forwards · Liga Profesional Argentina25th-best centre-forward in the Liga Profesional Argentina545th in the Liga Profesional Argentina · potential74th-highest potential centre-forward in the Liga Profesional Argentina

9.3

Ratingi

74th of 74 centre-forwards

26.4

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

43.5%

Minutes

rotation minutes

0.59

Goal contrib / 90

strong end product

Output in context · Rosario Central finished 10th of 20 · a mid-table side

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.38

Goals / app

6 goals in 16 appearances (0.38 per game) for a mid-table side. He also laid on 3 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 9 goal contributions (0.56 per appearance).

Strengths

Final-third output. 0.59 goal contributions per 90 (0.39 goals, 0.2 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

Game time. Only 43.5% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 38, 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 9.3, María carries the 74th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the Liga Profesional Argentina of 74. In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.59 goal contributions 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.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %43.5%

Available fixtures35 of 35

Goals / 900.394

Assists / 900.197

Goal contribution / 900.591

Defensive actions / 900.92

Player flow

Goal involvements9

Shot conversion %46.2

Shot accuracy %52

Dribble success %50.6

Cards / 900.328

Foul involvement / 904.27

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 (~4), then tapers with age. At 38, María sits on 1, past its peak and easing. The blue line is María's projected Rating — 9.3 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.