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Juan Antonio

Project playerTianjin Teda · 30 yrs

Profile

PositionCentre-back
NationalitySpain
Age30
Date of birth15 Mar 1996
BirthplaceLos Nietos
Height188 cm
Shirt number#37
ClubTianjin Teda
Centre-back
29
Appearances
1
Goals
1
Assists
2610
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Tianjin Teda.

Also this season

Earlier this season at FC SeoulAFC Champions League Elite: 3 apps, 0g 0a, 270 min

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

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Super League291126107.13
FA Cup28007566.6
AFC Champions League Eliteat FC Seoul3002706.67

Scout report

Project playerCentral defender

Juan Antonio is a 30-year-old central defender at Tianjin Teda, enjoying a standout season — 1 goals and 1 assists in 29 appearances, a Season grade of 31, top 4% of Super League centre-backs. On long-term scout potential he's rated 20.8, ranking 104th of 279 in the Super League. An experienced operator, he has been an ever-present (96.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.03 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Antonio.

Judged on this season alone, Antonio graded 31 — a standout campaign that ranks top 4% of the 54 centre-backs in the Super League, on 8 clean sheets and 3.034 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 10 → 31). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 21, top 28% of the 54 centre-backs in the Super League. At 30 Antonio is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.7 reflects that trajectory.

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

Peak: 2021/22Trending upBreakout: 2025/26Stepped up 2025/26
Current potentialTop 28% centre-backs · Super LeagueCurrent seasonTop 4% centre-backs · Super League2nd-best centre-back in the Super League104th in the Super League · potential15th-highest potential centre-back in the Super League
20.8
Ratingi
15th of 54 centre-backs
31.2
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
96.7%
Minutes
near ever-present
3.03
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Tianjin Teda finished 6th of 16 · a mid-table side

3.03
Def. / 90
28
Tackles
26
Interceptions
8
Clean sheets

3.03 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 8 clean sheets across 29 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 96.7% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 20.8, Antonio carries the 15th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Super League (top 28%). Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.03 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.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.