Ignacio Saavedra
Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · FC Sochi.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Premier League | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1398 | 6.87 |
Scout report
I. Saavedra is a 27-year-old central midfielder at FC Sochi, enjoying a standout season — 3 goals and 1 assists in 29 appearances, a Season grade of 34, top 16% of Premier League central midfielders. On long-term scout potential he's rated 27.5, ranking 139th of 274 in the Premier League. In his prime years, he has been an ever-present (84.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.68 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Saavedra.
Judged on this season alone, Saavedra graded 34 — a strong campaign that ranks top 17% of the 49 central midfielders in the Premier League, on 3 goals, 1 assist and 2.681 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 6 → 34). Across the 3 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 28, 29th of 49 of the 49 central midfielders in the Premier League. At 27 Saavedra is in his prime years, and a market index of 5 reflects that trajectory.
A career still climbing — Saavedra is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
Output in context · FC Sochi finished 16th of 16 · a relegation-threatened side
2.68 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 6 clean sheets across 29 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (16th of 16) 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. Going forward he chipped in 3 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 84.9% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.16 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
Watch points
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 27.5, Saavedra carries the 29th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Premier League of 49, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (FC Sochi finished 16th of 16) — 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 moderate defensive volume (2.68 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Premier League with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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