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Full nameLuca Nicolás Orellano
PositionAttacking midfielder
NationalityArgentina
Age26
Date of birth22 Mar 2000
BirthplaceFrancisco Álvarez
Height177 cm
Shirt number#11
ClubMonterrey
Attacking midfielderalso played MID · DEF
14
Appearances
3
Goals
4
Assists
1046
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Monterrey.

Injury-affected season

Missed 3 of Monterrey's ~38 games this season through 3 injury absences (leg, ankle). He still appeared 14 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.

Also this season

On loan at FC CincinnatiCONCACAF Champions League: 2 apps, 0g 1a, 106 min

On loan at FC CincinnatiLeagues Cup: 3 apps, 0g 0a, 102 min

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

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Major League Soccer140210847.09
Liga MX143410467.16
CONCACAF Champions Leagueat FC Cincinnati2011066.58
Leagues Cupat FC Cincinnati3001027.1

Scout report

Squad depthGoal-getting Attacking midfielder

L. Orellano is a 26-year-old attacking midfielder at Monterrey, rated 41.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 144th of 340 on scout potential in the Liga MX. In his prime years, he has been a fringe squad member this season (30.6% of available minutes). He brings 0.6 goal contributions per 90 (0.26 goals, 0.34 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Orellano.

Judged on this season alone, Orellano graded 18 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 30th of 51 of the 51 attacking midfielders in the Liga MX, on 3 goals and 4 assists in 14 appearances (0.602 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 41 → 18). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 41, 26th of 51 of the 51 attacking midfielders in the Liga MX. At 26 Orellano is in his prime years, and a market index of 10.7 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Orellano missed 3 games through injury (leg, ankle) out of roughly 38 this season. The 14 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.

From the career report
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Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2024/25Trending upBreakout: 2024/25
Current potential26th of 51 attacking midfielders · Liga MX · 14 appsCurrent season30th of 51 attacking midfielders · Liga MX · 14 apps30th-best attacking midfielder in the Liga MX144th in the Liga MX · potential26th-highest potential attacking midfielder in the Liga MX
41.3
Ratingi
26th of 51 attacking midfielders
17.6
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
30.6%
Minutes
limited game time
0.6
Goal contrib / 90
strong end product

Output in context · Monterrey finished 13th of 18 · a lower-table side

3
Goals
4
Assists
7
G+A
0.21
Goals / app

3 goals in 14 appearances (0.21 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. He also laid on 4 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 7 goal contributions (0.5 per appearance).

Strengths

  • Final-third output. 0.6 goal contributions per 90 (0.26 goals, 0.34 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 30.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 41.3, Orellano carries the 26th-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the Liga MX of 51 — though on just 14 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.6 goal contributions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.

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

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.