Field Insider
50.6
5.2%
Ratingi
46.8
15.4%
Seasoni
20.8
Valuei

Profile

Full nameDamián Ariel Fernández
PositionCentre-back
NationalityArgentina
Age25
Date of birth2 Jan 2001
BirthplaceBuenos Aires
Height178 cm
Shirt number#29
ClubDefensa Y Justicia
Centre-back

Season stats

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28
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
2261
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Defensa Y Justicia.

Also this season

Earlier this season at Velez Sarsfield — CONMEBOL Libertadores: 4 apps, 0g 0a, 236 min

The headline Season rating covers his time at Defensa Y Justicia; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Liga Profesional Argentinaat Velez Sarsfield13009446.7
CONMEBOL Libertadoresat Velez Sarsfield4002366.83

Scout report

Solid contributorCentral defender

D. Fernández is a 25-year-old central defender at Defensa Y Justicia, rated 50.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 53rd of 557 on scout potential in the Liga Profesional Argentina. In his prime years, he has been an ever-present this season (89.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.94 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Fernández.

Judged on this season alone, Fernández graded 47 — a strong campaign that ranks top 24% of the 98 centre-backs in the Liga Profesional Argentina, on 8 clean sheets and 3.941 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 55 → 47). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 51, top 10% of the 98 centre-backs in the Liga Profesional Argentina. At 25 Fernández is in his prime years, and a market index of 20.8 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2024/25Trending upBreakout: 2024/25Streaky
Current potentialTop 10% centre-backs · Liga Profesional ArgentinaCurrent seasonTop 24% centre-backs · Liga Profesional Argentina23rd-best centre-back in the Liga Profesional Argentina53rd in the Liga Profesional Argentina · potential9th-highest potential centre-back in the Liga Profesional Argentina
50.6
Ratingi
9th of 98 centre-backs
46.8
Seasoni
a solid contributor and squad regular
89.7%
Minutes
near ever-present
3.94
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Defensa Y Justicia finished 12th of 15 · a lower-table side

3.94
Def. / 90
46
Tackles
41
Interceptions
8
Clean sheets

3.94 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 8 clean sheets across 28 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (12th of 15) 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.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 89.7% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Defensive volume. 3.94 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

With a Rating of 50.6, Fernández carries the 9th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Liga Profesional Argentina (top 10%), and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Defensa Y Justicia finished 12th of 15) — 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 solid defensive volume (3.94 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead. Doing it for a lesser side, he profiles as a value buy for a club higher up the table.

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

Transfer news

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