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PositionDefensive midfielder
NationalityArgentina
Age30
Date of birth15 Sept 1995
BirthplaceMendoza
Height178 cm
Shirt number#30
ClubMonterrey
Defensive midfielderalso played DEF
28
Appearances
1
Goals
0
Assists
1998
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Monterrey.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Liga MX281019986.94
FIFA Club World Cup3002597.07
CONCACAF Champions League3002187.23
Leagues Cup200907.2

Scout report

Squad depthBall-winning Defensive midfielder

J. Rodríguez is a 30-year-old defensive midfielder at Monterrey, rated 27 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 260th of 340 on scout potential in the Liga MX. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (58.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.05 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Rodríguez.

Judged on this season alone, Rodríguez graded 23 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 18th of 30 of the 30 defensive midfielders in the Liga MX, on 1 goal, 0 assists and 4.054 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 34 → 23). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 27, 23rd of 30 of the 30 defensive midfielders in the Liga MX. At 30 Rodríguez is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 5 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2022/23Holding levelRemarkably consistent
Current potential23rd of 30 defensive midfielders · Liga MXCurrent season18th of 30 defensive midfielders · Liga MX18th-best defensive midfielder in the Liga MX260th in the Liga MX · potential23rd-highest potential defensive midfielder in the Liga MX
27
Ratingi
23rd of 30 defensive midfielders
23
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
58.4%
Minutes
rotation minutes
4.05
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Monterrey finished 13th of 18 · a lower-table side

4.05
Def. / 90
50
Tackles
27
Interceptions
6
Clean sheets

4.05 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 6 clean sheets across 28 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (13th of 18) 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 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Defensive volume. 4.05 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 58.4% 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 27, Rodríguez carries the 23rd-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Liga MX of 30, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Monterrey finished 13th of 18) — 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 solid defensive volume (4.05 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).

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

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the Liga MX with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1
Shots on target4
Shots14

Passing

Assists0
Pass accuracy87%

Possession

Successful dribbles4
Dribble success66.7%
Fouls won26

Defending

Tackles50
Interceptions27
Blocks13
Fouls committed44

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards5
Red cards1

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.