Field Insider
39.2
±0%
Ratingi
35.9
245.2%
Seasoni
9.6
Valuei

Profile

Full nameLuis Alexis Maldonado
PositionCentre-back
NationalityArgentina
Age28
Date of birth2 Sept 1997
BirthplaceLa Rioja
Height188 cm
Shirt number#2
ClubBanfield
Centre-back

Season stats

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27
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
2361
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Banfield.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Liga Profesional Argentina200017216.84

Scout report

Project playerCentral defender

A. Maldonado is a 28-year-old central defender at Banfield, rated 39.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 247th of 557 on scout potential in the Liga Profesional Argentina. An experienced operator, he has been an ever-present this season (82% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.09 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Maldonado.

Judged on this season alone, Maldonado graded 36 — a solid campaign that ranks top 40% of the 98 centre-backs in the Liga Profesional Argentina, on 8 clean sheets and 3.088 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 10 → 36). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 39, top 33% of the 98 centre-backs in the Liga Profesional Argentina. At 28 Maldonado is in his prime years, and a market index of 9.6 reflects that trajectory.

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Past his 2021/22 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2021/22Trending downBreakout: 2025/26Streaky
Current potentialTop 33% centre-backs · Liga Profesional ArgentinaCurrent seasonTop 40% centre-backs · Liga Profesional Argentina39th-best centre-back in the Liga Profesional Argentina247th in the Liga Profesional Argentina · potential32nd-highest potential centre-back in the Liga Profesional Argentina
39.2
Ratingi
32nd of 98 centre-backs
35.9
Seasoni
developing / rotation level
82%
Minutes
near ever-present
3.09
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Banfield finished 9th of 15 · a mid-table side

3.09
Def. / 90
41
Tackles
22
Interceptions
8
Clean sheets

3.09 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 8 clean sheets across 27 appearances.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 82% 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 39.2, Maldonado carries the 32nd-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Liga Profesional Argentina (top 33%). Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.09 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.

Transfer news

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