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PositionCentral midfielder
NationalityColombia
Age27
Date of birth20 Oct 1998
BirthplaceNeiva
Height179 cm
Shirt number#18
ClubChico
Central midfielder
18
Appearances
4
Goals
1
Assists
1037
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Chico.

Also this season

Earlier this season at Nacional PotosíCONMEBOL Sudamericana: 3 apps, 0g 0a, 114 min

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

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Primera A184110376.77
CONMEBOL Sudamericanaat Nacional Potosí3001146.57
Copa de la División Profesionalat Nacional Potosí10030
Primera Divisiónat Nacional Potosí100276.5

Scout report

Squad depthCentral midfielder

J. Bocanegra is a 27-year-old central midfielder at Chico, rated 18.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 219th of 438 on scout potential in the Primera A. In his prime years, he has been a fringe squad member this season (28.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Bocanegra.

Judged on this season alone, Bocanegra graded 16 — a solid campaign that ranks top 38% of the 99 central midfielders in the Primera A, on 4 goals, 1 assist and 1.996 defensive actions per 90.

We hold a single season for Bocanegra, 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 19, 58th of 99 of the 99 central midfielders in the Primera A. At 27 Bocanegra is in his prime years, and a market index of 1.9 reflects that trajectory.

Current potential58th of 99 central midfielders · Primera ACurrent seasonTop 38% central midfielders · Primera A37th-best central midfielder in the Primera A219th in the Primera A · potential58th-highest potential central midfielder in the Primera A
18.6
Ratingi
58th of 99 central midfielders
15.6
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
28.8%
Minutes
limited game time
2
Def. actions / 90
light defensive volume

Output in context · Chico finished 19th of 20 · a relegation-threatened side

2
Def. / 90
16
Tackles
6
Interceptions
4
Clean sheets

2 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 18 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (19th of 20) 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 4 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.43 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 28.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 18.6, Bocanegra carries the 58th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Primera A of 99, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Chico finished 19th of 20) — 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 light defensive volume (2 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.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.