Following his move to Atlanta, Valdez's current-season form is level with last season (Season 6→5), while his Rating eased 31→15. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 6).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Atlanta · 2nd	16	1	0	—	15	5
2024/25	Macara	29	1	1	6.79	—	—
2023/24	Patronato	30	3	0	—	—	—
2022/23	Patronato · 10th	17	0	1	6.28	31	6
2021/22	Club Guarani	14	3	0	—	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 9 earlier seasons in the full career.

Argentina · international

Side	Apps	G
Argentina U17	1	0

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

Scout report

Experienced headCentral midfielder

J. Valdez is a 32-year-old central midfielder at Atlanta, rated 14.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 289th of 413 on scout potential in the Primera Nacional. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (30.9% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Valdez.

Judged on this season alone, Valdez graded 5 — a solid campaign that ranks top 37% of the 122 central midfielders in the Primera Nacional, on 1 goal, 0 assists and 0 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 6 → 5).

On long-term talent our Rating reads 15, 92nd of 122 of the 122 central midfielders in the Primera Nacional. At 32 Valdez is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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

Peak: 2022/23Holding level

Current potential92nd of 122 central midfielders · Primera Nacional Current seasonTop 37% central midfielders · Primera Nacional45th-best central midfielder in the Primera Nacional289th in the Primera Nacional · potential92nd-highest potential central midfielder in the Primera Nacional

14.6

Ratingi

92nd of 122 central midfielders

4.6

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

30.9%

Minutes

limited game time

Def. actions / 90

light defensive volume

Output in context · Atlanta finished 2nd of 18 · a title-challenging side

Def. / 90

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Tackles

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Interceptions

Clean sheets

0 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 6 clean sheets across 16 appearances. Behind a title-challenging side (2nd of 18) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Watch points

Game time. Only 30.9% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 32, 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 14.6, Valdez carries the 92nd-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Primera Nacional of 122. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (0 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.8× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %30.9%

Available fixtures37 of 37

Goals / 900.087

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.087

Defensive actions / 900

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Cards / 900.437

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 (~3), then tapers with age. At 32, Valdez sits on 1, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Valdez's projected Rating — 14.6 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 central midfielders in the Primera Nacional with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists0

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards5

Red cards0

Transfer history

Agropecuario2025/26 – nowFree

Atlanta2024/25 – 2025/26Free Transfer

Macara2023/24 – 2024/25

Patronato2021/22 – 2023/24Free

Club Guarani2020/21 – 2021/22Free

Atlanta2019/20 – 2020/21Free

Nueva Chicago(on loan)2017/18 – 2019/20

Gimnasia L.P.(on loan)2015/16 – 2017/18

Lanusuntil 2015/16

About J. Valdez

J. Valdez is a 32-year-old central midfielder who plays for Atlanta, born on May 26, 1994 in San Vicente, standing 176 cm tall. He is from Argentina. Atlanta currently sit 2nd of 18 in the Primera Nacional.

This season

In the current season, J. Valdez has made 16 appearances with 1 goal and 0 assists across 1,030 minutes, with 5 yellow cards.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates J. Valdez at 14.6 with a Season form score of 4.6, ranking 289th of 413 central midfielders in the Primera Nacional. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 4 career titles — among them the Copa Argentina and the CONMEBOL Sudamericana. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 14 recorded seasons, J. Valdez has totalled 189 club appearances with 19 goals and 2 assists for 7 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2023/24, with 30 appearances for Patronato.

J. Valdez's career has also included time at Agropecuario, Macara, Patronato, Club Guarani, Nueva Chicago, Gimnasia L.P. and Lanus.

On the international stage, J. Valdez has represented Argentina U17 — 1 cap 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 · Atlanta finished 2nd of 18 · a title-challenging side

Watch points