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J. Carbonero

Solid contributorInternacional · 27 yrs

Profile

Full nameJohan Stiven Carbonero Balanta
PositionCentre-forward
NationalityColombia
Age27
Date of birth20 Jul 1999
BirthplaceSantander de Quilichao
Height170 cm
Shirt number#7
ClubInternacional
Centre-forwardalso played MID
23
Appearances
5
Goals
2
Assists
1470
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Internacional.

Injury-affected season

Missed 13 of Internacional's ~38 games this season through 12 injury absences and 1 suspension (injury, hamstring, yellow cards). He still appeared 23 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Serie A235214707.06
Gaúcho - 110205617
CONMEBOL Libertadores2001276.7
Copa Do Brasil110797.3

Scout report

Solid contributorCentre-forward

J. Carbonero is a 27-year-old centre-forward at Internacional, rated 55.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 135th of 413 on scout potential in the Serie A. In his prime years, he has been a regular starter this season (65.3% of available minutes). He brings 0.43 goal contributions per 90 (0.31 goals, 0.12 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Carbonero.

Judged on this season alone, Carbonero graded 36 — a solid campaign that ranks top 31% of the 53 centre-forwards in the Serie A, on 5 goals and 2 assists in 23 appearances (0.429 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 15 → 36). Across the 5 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 56, top 29% of the 53 centre-forwards in the Serie A. At 27 Carbonero is in his prime years, and a market index of 28.1 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Carbonero missed 12 games through injury and 1 suspension (injury, hamstring, yellow cards) out of roughly 38 this season. The 23 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.

From the career report
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A career still climbing — Carbonero is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2025/26Remarkably consistentInjury-hit 2025/26
Current potentialTop 29% centre-forwards · Serie ACurrent seasonTop 31% centre-forwards · Serie A16th-best centre-forward in the Serie A135th in the Serie A · potential15th-highest potential centre-forward in the Serie A
55.8
Ratingi
15th of 53 centre-forwards
35.5
Seasoni
developing / rotation level
65.3%
Minutes
a regular starter
0.43
Goal contrib / 90
productive for the role

Output in context · Internacional finished 16th of 20 · a lower-table side

5
Goals
2
Assists
7
G+A
0.22
Goals / app

5 goals in 23 appearances (0.22 per game), a meaningful share of the load for a lower-table side. Add 2 assists for 7 goal contributions in all.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 65.3% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Final-third output. 0.43 goal contributions per 90 (0.31 goals, 0.12 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

  • Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

With a Rating of 55.8, Carbonero carries the 15th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the Serie A (top 29%), and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Internacional finished 16th of 20) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.43 goal contributions 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. Doing it for a lesser side, he profiles as a value buy for a club higher up the table.

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

Transfer news

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