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Full nameLeonard Richard Costa Martínez
PositionCentre-back
NationalityUruguay
Age28
Date of birth24 Aug 1998
BirthplaceArtigas
Height182 cm
Shirt number#2
ClubIndepend. Rivadavia
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Centre-back

Season stats

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24
Appearances
1
Goals
1
Assists
1817
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Independ. Rivadavia.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Liga Profesional Argentina161110996.67
CONMEBOL Libertadores5013676.58

Scout report

Project playerCentral defender

L. Costa is a 28-year-old central defender at Independ. Rivadavia, rated 38.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 222nd of 528 on scout potential in the Liga Profesional Argentina. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter this season (74.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.33 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Costa.

Judged on this season alone, Costa graded 24 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 93rd of 109 of the 109 centre-backs in the Liga Profesional Argentina, on 5 clean sheets and 2.328 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 24 → 24).

On long-term talent our Rating reads 38, top 36% of the 109 centre-backs in the Liga Profesional Argentina. At 28 Costa is in his prime years, and a market index of 6.3 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2025/26 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2025/26Holding level
Current potentialTop 36% centre-backs · Liga Profesional ArgentinaCurrent season93rd of 109 centre-backs · Liga Profesional Argentina93rd-best centre-back in the Liga Profesional Argentina222nd in the Liga Profesional Argentina · potential39th-highest potential centre-back in the Liga Profesional Argentina
38.4
Ratingi
39th of 109 centre-backs
23.6
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
74.8%
Minutes
a regular starter
2.33
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Independ. Rivadavia finished 8th of 15 · a mid-table side

24
Apps
2.33
Def. / 90
18
Tackles
21
Interceptions
5
Clean sheets

2.33 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 24 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 74.8% 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 38.4, Costa carries the 39th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Liga Profesional Argentina (top 36%). Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.33 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).

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

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Liga Profesional Argentina with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1
Shots on target1
Shots6

Passing

Assists1
Chances created3
Passes614
Pass accuracy79%

Possession

Successful dribbles1
Dribble success33.3%
Duels won65
Duels won %54.6%
Fouls won9

Defending

Tackles18
Interceptions21
Blocks8
Fouls committed10
Penalties conceded1

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.