Field Insider
41.6
Ratingi
24.2
Seasoni
7.8
Valuei

Profile

Full nameGilberto Ivan Flores Melgarejo
PositionCentre-back
NationalityParaguay
Age23
Date of birth1 Apr 2003
BirthplaceAsunción
Height178 cm
Shirt number#3
ClubFC Cincinnati
Centre-back

Season stats

Full career & schedule →
28
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
2017
Minutes

Domestic-league season · FC Cincinnati.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Major League Soccer11007776.95
CONCACAF Champions League4002336.81
Leagues Cup2001356.95

Scout report

Project playerBall-winning Central defender

G. Flores is a 23-year-old central defender at FC Cincinnati, rated 41.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 99th of 513 on scout potential in the Major League Soccer. An emerging talent, he has been a regular starter this season (60.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.68 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Flores.

Judged on this season alone, Flores graded 24 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 36th of 87 of the 87 centre-backs in the Major League Soccer, on 4 clean sheets and 4.685 defensive actions per 90.

We hold a single season for Flores, 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 42, top 17% of the 87 centre-backs in the Major League Soccer. At 23 Flores is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 7.8 reflects that trajectory.

Current potentialTop 17% centre-backs · Major League SoccerCurrent season36th of 87 centre-backs · Major League Soccer36th-best centre-back in the Major League Soccer99th in the Major League Soccer · potential14th-highest potential centre-back in the Major League Soccer
41.6
Ratingi
14th of 87 centre-backs
24.2
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
60.6%
Minutes
a regular starter
4.68
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · FC Cincinnati finished 8th of 15 · a mid-table side

4.68
Def. / 90
60
Tackles
21
Interceptions
4
Clean sheets

4.68 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 28 appearances.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 60.6% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Defensive volume. 4.68 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

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

Outlook

With a Rating of 41.6, Flores carries the 14th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Major League Soccer (top 17%). Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.68 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.

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

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.