Iván Calero

Following his move to Cultural Leonesa, Calero's current-season form is down 58% on last season (Season 36→15), while his Rating eased 42→32. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 49).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Cultural Leonesa · 21st	35	3	5	6.74	32	15
2025/26	Zaragoza	2	0	0	6.45	—	—
2024/25	Zaragoza · 18th	34	0	4	6.74	42	36
2023/24	FC Cartagena · 14th	37	1	4	7.04	52	38
2022/23	FC Cartagena · 9th	39	1	3	6.73	57	49
2021/22	AlcorconLoan · 22nd	18	1	0	6.65	48	14
2021/22	Malaga	2	0	0	6.7	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 6 earlier seasons and 4 youth-team spells in the full career.

Spain · international

Side	Apps	G
Spain U17	3	2

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

Scout report

Experienced headFull-back

Iván Calero is a 31-year-old full-back at Cultural Leonesa, rated 32.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 366th of 452 on scout potential in the Segunda División. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter this season (61.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.47 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Calero.

Judged on this season alone, Calero graded 15 — a strong campaign that ranks top 28% of the 91 central midfielders in the Segunda División, on 4 clean sheets and 2.471 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 36 → 15). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 32, 79th of 91 of the 91 central midfielders in the Segunda División. At 31 Calero is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 6.2 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2022/23 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2022/23Trending downBreakout: 2022/235 clubs

Current potential79th of 91 central midfielders · Segunda División Current seasonTop 28% central midfielders · Segunda División25th-best central midfielder in the Segunda División366th in the Segunda División · potential79th-highest potential central midfielder in the Segunda División

32.2

Ratingi

79th of 91 central midfielders

15.1

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

61.7%

Minutes

a regular starter

2.47

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Cultural Leonesa finished 21st of 22 · a relegation-threatened side

2.47

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.47 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 35 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (21st of 22) 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 5 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 61.7% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.31 goal involvements per 90, useful for a full-back.

Watch points

Age curve. At 31, 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 32.2, Calero carries the 79th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Segunda División of 91, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Cultural Leonesa finished 21st of 22) — 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 (2.47 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %61.7%

Available fixtures42 of 42

Goals / 900.116

Assists / 900.193

Goal contribution / 900.309

Defensive actions / 902.471

Player flow

Goal involvements8

Shot conversion %16.7

Shot accuracy %54.5

Pass accuracy %72

Dribble success %48.6

Cards / 900.193

Foul involvement / 902.819

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 (~14), then tapers with age. At 31, Calero sits on 6.2, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Calero's projected Rating — 32.2 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.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among full-backs in the Segunda División with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals3

Shots on target18

Shots33

Passing

Assists5

Chances created45—

Passes1,067—

Pass accuracy72%

Possession

Successful dribbles18

Dribble success48.6%

Duels won107—

Duels won %51%—

Fouls won34

Defending

Tackles38

Interceptions20

Blocks6

Fouls committed39

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3

Red cards2

Transfer history

€0.3M total transfer fees · 10 moves

Cultural Leonesa2025/26 – now

Zaragoza2024/25 – 2025/26€ 300K

FC Cartagena2022/23 – 2024/25Free

Malaga(back from loan)2022/23 – 2022/23

Alcorcon(on loan)2021/22 – 2022/23

Malagauntil 2021/22

Numancia2019/20 – 2021/22Free

Salamanca UDS(on loan)2018/19 – 2019/20

Elche2017/18 – 2018/19

Sparta Rotterdam2016/17 – 2017/18Free

Burton Albion(on loan)2014/15 – 2016/17

Derbyuntil 2014/15

About Iván Calero

Iván Calero Ruiz is a 31-year-old full-back who plays for Cultural Leonesa, born on April 21, 1995 in Parla, standing 174 cm tall. He is from Spain. Cultural Leonesa currently sit 21st of 22 in the Segunda División.

This season

In the current season, Iván Calero has made 35 appearances with 3 goals and 5 assists across 2,331 minutes, averaging a 6.46 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 3 yellow cards. His season has spanned the Copa del Rey and the Segunda División. Though primarily a full-back, he has also lined up in midfield this season.

When Iván Calero plays, Cultural Leonesa's record this season is 7W-9D-21L — and his match ratings average 6.93 at home against 6.56 on the road.

Recent matches

May 30, 2026: 1-1 draw away at Real Sociedad II (22 minutes, 6.9 rating)
May 9, 2026: 1-2 loss away at Albacete (90 minutes, 5.9 rating)
May 2, 2026: 2-2 draw at home vs Cadiz (31 minutes, 6.5 rating)
April 26, 2026: 1-2 loss away at Mirandes (53 minutes, 6.3 rating)
April 18, 2026: 1-2 loss at home vs Cordoba (90 minutes, 6.7 rating)
April 12, 2026: 0-1 loss away at Granada CF (82 minutes, 6.3 rating)
April 4, 2026: 1-0 win at home vs Valladolid (90 minutes, 6.7 rating)
April 1, 2026: 1-1 draw away at Huesca (78 minutes, 5.5 rating)
March 29, 2026: 0-4 loss at home vs FC Andorra (90 minutes, 6.9 rating)
March 23, 2026: 1-1 draw away at Castellón (75 minutes, 6.9 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates Iván Calero at 32.2 with a Season form score of 15.1, ranking 366th of 452 full-backs in the Segunda División. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the Copa del Rey and the UEFA Super Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 13 recorded seasons, Iván Calero has totalled 333 club appearances with 28 goals and 22 assists for 14 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2022/23, with 39 appearances for FC Cartagena.

Iván Calero's career has also included time at Zaragoza, FC Cartagena, Malaga, Alcorcon, Numancia, Salamanca UDS, Elche, Sparta Rotterdam, Burton Albion and Derby.

On the international stage, Iván Calero has represented Spain U17 — 3 caps and 2 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Cultural Leonesa finished 21st of 22 · a relegation-threatened side

Strengths

Watch points