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PositionDefensive midfielder
Nationality
Age20
Shirt number#36
ClubLeganes
Defensive midfielderalso played DEF
12
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
751
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Leganes.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Segunda División12007516.62

Scout report

Squad depthBall-winning Defensive midfielder

M. Leiva is a 20-year-old defensive midfielder at Leganes, rated 56.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 203rd of 452 on scout potential in the Segunda División and 269th of 995 U-21 players tracked. A young player, he has been a fringe squad member this season (19.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.91 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Leiva.

Judged on this season alone, Leiva graded 7 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 28th of 34 of the 34 defensive midfielders in the Segunda División, on 0 goals, 0 assists and 4.913 defensive actions per 90.

We hold a single season for Leiva, 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 57, 19th of 34 of the 34 defensive midfielders in the Segunda División. At 20 Leiva is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 20.5 reflects that trajectory.

Current potential19th of 34 defensive midfielders · Segunda División · 12 appsCurrent season28th of 34 defensive midfielders · Segunda División · 12 apps28th-best defensive midfielder in the Segunda División203rd in the Segunda División · potential19th-highest potential defensive midfielder in the Segunda División269th-highest potential U-21 tracked
56.9
Ratingi
19th of 34 defensive midfielders
7.3
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
19.9%
Minutes
limited game time
4.91
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Leganes finished 16th of 22 · a lower-table side

4.91
Def. / 90
28
Tackles
11
Interceptions
3
Clean sheets

4.91 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 12 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (16th of 22) 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.

Strengths

  • Defensive volume. 4.91 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
  • Ceiling. High potential at just 20 — room to grow into a bigger role.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 19.9% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

With a Rating of 56.9, Leiva carries the 19th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Segunda División of 34 — though on just 12 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.91 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). At 20 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (98/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow. With this floor already at 20, 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.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.