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Full nameMarcelo César Esponda
PositionDefensive midfielder
NationalityArgentina
Age23
Date of birth14 Jan 2003
Height179 cm
Shirt number#29
ClubAldosivi
Defensive midfielder
16
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
991
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Aldosivi.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Liga Profesional Argentina16009916.76

Scout report

Squad depthDefensive midfielder

M. Esponda is a 23-year-old defensive midfielder at Aldosivi, rated 44.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 183rd of 557 on scout potential in the Liga Profesional Argentina. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (34.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.81 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Esponda.

Judged on this season alone, Esponda graded 10 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 56th of 66 of the 66 defensive midfielders in the Liga Profesional Argentina, on 0 goals, 0 assists and 3.814 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 7 → 10).

On long-term talent our Rating reads 45, top 38% of the 66 defensive midfielders in the Liga Profesional Argentina. At 23 Esponda is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 11.9 reflects that trajectory.

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Esponda is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.

Peak: 2025/26Holding level
Current potentialTop 38% defensive midfielders · Liga Profesional ArgentinaCurrent season56th of 66 defensive midfielders · Liga Profesional Argentina56th-best defensive midfielder in the Liga Profesional Argentina183rd in the Liga Profesional Argentina · potential25th-highest potential defensive midfielder in the Liga Profesional Argentina
44.5
Ratingi
25th of 66 defensive midfielders
9.8
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
34.4%
Minutes
limited game time
3.81
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Aldosivi finished 13th of 15 · a relegation-threatened side

3.81
Def. / 90
24
Tackles
16
Interceptions
3
Clean sheets

3.81 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 16 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (13th of 15) 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. 3.81 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 34.4% 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 44.5, Esponda carries the 25th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Liga Profesional Argentina (top 38%), and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Aldosivi finished 13th of 15) — 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 (3.81 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.

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

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the Liga Profesional Argentina with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0
Shots on target3
Shots11

Passing

Assists0
Chances created7
Passes505

Possession

Successful dribbles4
Dribble success57.1%
Duels won56
Duels won %60.2%
Fouls won8

Defending

Tackles24
Interceptions16
Blocks2
Fouls committed14

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.