D. Santacruz

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Nacional Asuncion	11	2	1	7	—	—
2024/25	CDS Tampico Madero	9	2	0	—	—	—
2024/25	Club Guarani	26	3	0	—	—	—
2023/24	Deportivo Pereira	7	0	1	6.67	—	—
2022/23	Nacional Asuncion	38	12	0	—	—	—
2021/22	Nacional Asuncion	2	0	0	—	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 7 earlier seasons in the full career.

Paraguay · international

Side	Apps	G
Paraguay U20	10	1

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

Scout report

Experienced headCentral midfielder

D. Santacruz is a 31-year-old central midfielder at Nacional Asuncion, rated 11.7 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (14.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.59 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Santacruz.

On the season, Santacruz graded 7 for current form (age-blind), on 1 goal, 0 assists and 1.585 defensive actions per 90.

We hold a single season for Santacruz, 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 12. At 31 Santacruz is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.5 reflects that trajectory.

11.7

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

6.8

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

14.3%

Minutes

limited game time

1.59

Def. actions / 90

light defensive volume

Output in context · Nacional Asuncion finished 3rd of 12 · an upper-table side

1.59

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

1.59 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume across 6 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (3rd of 12) 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.

Strengths

Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.32 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.

Watch points

Game time. Only 14.3% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 31, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 11.7 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.59 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %14.3%

Available fixtures22 of 22

Goals / 900.317

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.317

Defensive actions / 901.585

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Cards / 900

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 (~1), then tapers with age. At 31, Santacruz sits on 0.5, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Santacruz's projected Rating — 11.7 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.