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PositionCentre-back
NationalityArgentina
Age22
Date of birth7 Apr 2004
BirthplaceRafaela
Height184 cm
Shirt number#2
ClubFC Schalke 04
Centre-back
25
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
866
Minutes

Domestic-league season · FC Schalke 04.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
2. Bundesliga25008666.66
DFB Pokal200796.75

Scout report

Squad depthCentral defender

Felipe Sánchez is a 22-year-old central defender at FC Schalke 04, rated 58.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 100th of 320 on scout potential in the 2. Bundesliga and 751st of 2874 U-23 players tracked. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (28.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.95 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Sánchez.

Judged on this season alone, Sánchez graded 20 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 35th of 57 of the 57 centre-backs in the 2. Bundesliga, on 4 clean sheets and 3.949 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 18 → 20).

On long-term talent our Rating reads 58, top 23% of the 57 centre-backs in the 2. Bundesliga. At 22 Sánchez is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 21.2 reflects that trajectory.

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Sánchez is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.

Peak: 2025/26Holding level
Current potential13th of 57 centre-backs · 2. Bundesliga · 25 appsCurrent season35th of 57 centre-backs · 2. Bundesliga · 25 apps35th-best centre-back in the 2. Bundesliga100th in the 2. Bundesliga · potential13th-highest potential centre-back in the 2. Bundesliga751st-highest potential U-23 tracked
58.4
Ratingi
13th of 57 centre-backs
19.7
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
28.3%
Minutes
limited game time
3.95
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · FC Schalke 04 finished 1st of 18 · a title-challenging side

3.95
Def. / 90
20
Tackles
14
Interceptions
4
Clean sheets

3.95 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 25 appearances. Behind a title-challenging side (1st of 18) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume.

Strengths

  • Defensive volume. 3.95 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
  • Ceiling. High potential at just 22 — room to grow into a bigger role.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 28.3% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

With a Rating of 58.4, Sánchez carries the 13th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the 2. Bundesliga of 57 — though on just 25 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.95 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 1.9×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 22, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.

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

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.