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Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Cagliari.
Also this season
On loan at Penarol — Primera División - Clausura: 8 apps, 0g 0a, 608 min
The headline Season rating covers his time at Cagliari; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Serie A | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1315 | 6.72 |
 Primera División - Clausuraat Penarol | 8 | 0 | 0 | 608 | — |
 Coppa Italia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 6.6 |
Scout report
J. Rodríguez is a 21-year-old central defender at Cagliari, rated 72.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 105th of 380 on scout potential in the Serie A and 261st of 2847 U-23 players tracked. A young player, he has been a rotation option this season (38.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.72 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 21 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 59th of 74 of the 74 centre-backs in the Serie A, on 3 clean sheets and 4.722 defensive actions per 90.
We hold a single season for Rodríguez, 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 73, top 32% of the 74 centre-backs in the Serie A. At 21 Rodríguez is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 40.5 reflects that trajectory.
Output in context · Cagliari finished 14th of 20 · a lower-table side
4.72 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 17 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (14th of 20) 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. 4.72 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
- Ceiling. High potential at just 21 — room to grow into a bigger role.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 38.5% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Outlook
With a Rating of 72.6, Rodríguez carries the 23rd-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Serie A (top 32%), and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Cagliari finished 14th of 20) — 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 (4.72 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). At 21 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (97/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow. With this floor already at 21, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Serie A with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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