Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Mazatlán.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Liga MX | 27 | 0 | 2 | 1880 | 6.56 |
 Leagues Cup | 3 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 6.9 |
Scout report
L. Merolla is a 31-year-old central defender at Mazatlán, rated 23.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 282nd of 340 on scout potential in the Liga MX. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter this season (61.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.88 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Merolla.
Judged on this season alone, Merolla graded 20 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 31st of 65 of the 65 centre-backs in the Liga MX, on 1 clean sheet and 4.883 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 45 → 20). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2022/23.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 23, 56th of 65 of the 65 centre-backs in the Liga MX. At 31 Merolla is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 3.9 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2022/23 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Mazatlán finished 16th of 18 · a relegation-threatened side
4.88 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 27 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (16th of 18) 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 0 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 61.4% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Defensive volume. 4.88 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- 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
With a Rating of 23.2, Merolla carries the 56th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Liga MX of 65, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Mazatlán finished 16th of 18) — 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 (4.88 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.
Transfer news
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