Catalán's current-season form is up 40% on last season (Season 20→28), while his Rating climbed 12→19. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Talleres Cordoba · 4th	21	0	3	7.07	18	29
2025/26	Talleres Cordoba · 8th	12	0	0	6.9	12	20
2022/23	Talleres Cordoba · 13th	34	2	1	7.05	35	28
2021/22	CF Pachuca	11	1	1	6.64	—	—
2020/21	CF Pachuca	18	0	1	6.57	—	—
2020/21	Atletico San Luis	14	1	1	6.57	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 9 earlier seasons in the full career.

Chile · international

Side	Apps	G
Chile	9	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headFull-back

M. Catalán is a 34-year-old full-back at Talleres Cordoba, enjoying a standout season — 0 goals and 3 assists in 21 appearances, a Season grade of 28, top 54% of Liga Profesional Argentina full-backs. On long-term scout potential he's rated 18.6, ranking 455th of 528 in the Liga Profesional Argentina. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter (72.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.34 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Catalán.

Judged on this season alone, Catalán graded 28 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 43rd of 80 of the 80 full-backs in the Liga Profesional Argentina, on 6 clean sheets and 2.344 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 20 → 28). Across the 3 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 19, 71st of 80 of the 80 full-backs in the Liga Profesional Argentina. At 34 Catalán is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 2.5 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Catalán is operating at his career peak — the 2026/27 level is the level.

Peak: 2026/27Holding levelRemarkably consistent

Current potential71st of 80 full-backs · Liga Profesional Argentina Current season43rd of 80 full-backs · Liga Profesional Argentina 43rd-best full-back in the Liga Profesional Argentina 455th in the Liga Profesional Argentina · potential 71st-highest potential full-back in the Liga Profesional Argentina

18.6

Ratingi

71st of 80 full-backs

28.1

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

72.7%

Minutes

a regular starter

2.34

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Talleres Cordoba finished 4th of 15 · an upper-table side

Apps

2.34

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.34 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 6 clean sheets across 21 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (4th of 15) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 3 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 72.7% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.15 goal involvements per 90, useful for a full-back.

Watch points

Age curve. At 34, 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 18.6, Catalán carries the 71st-highest potential of the full-backs in the Liga Profesional Argentina of 80. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.34 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %72.7%

Available fixtures27 of 27

Goals / 900

Assists / 900.153

Goal contribution / 900.153

Defensive actions / 902.344

Player flow

Goal involvements3

Shot conversion %0

Shot accuracy %22.2

Pass accuracy %86

Dribble success %50

Cards / 900.051

Foul involvement / 900.764

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~8), then tapers with age. At 34, Catalán sits on 2.5, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Catalán's projected Rating — 18.6 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among full-backs in the Liga Profesional Argentina with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Shots on target2

Shots9

Passing

Assists3

Chances created12

Passes972

Pass accuracy86%

Possession

Successful dribbles4

Dribble success50%

Duels won67

Duels won %58.3%

Fouls won4

Defending

Tackles23

Interceptions15

Blocks8

Fouls committed11

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1

Red cards0

Transfer history

Talleres CordobaFeb 2023 – now

Talleres Cordoba(on loan)Jan 2022 – Feb 2023

CF PachucaJan 2021 – Jan 2022

Atletico San Luisuntil Jan 2021

San Martin Tucuman(on loan)Jul 2016 – Jan 2021

AAtletico DE Rafaela(on loan)Jan 2016 – Jul 2016

San Lorenzountil Jan 2016

About M. Catalán

Matías Ezequiel Catalán is a 34-year-old full-back who plays for Talleres Cordoba, born on August 19, 1992 in Mar del Plata, standing 182 cm tall. He is from Chile. Talleres Cordoba currently sit 4th of 15 in the Liga Profesional Argentina.

This season

In the current season, M. Catalán has made 21 appearances with 0 goals and 3 assists across 1,766 minutes, averaging a 7.04 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 1 yellow card.

When M. Catalán plays, Talleres Cordoba's record this season is 8W-6D-7L — and his match ratings average 6.94 at home against 7.16 on the road.

Recent matches

September 20, 2026: 1-3 loss away at Instituto Cordoba (90 minutes, 1 assist, 6.65 rating)
September 12, 2026: 2-1 win at home vs Union Santa Fe (90 minutes, 7.25 rating)
September 5, 2026: 0-1 loss away at San Lorenzo (90 minutes, 7.25 rating)
August 30, 2026: 0-0 draw at home vs Central Cordoba de Santiago (90 minutes, 7 rating)
May 9, 2026: 0-1 loss at home vs Belgrano Cordoba (90 minutes, 6.3 rating)
May 2, 2026: 1-1 draw away at Union Santa Fe (33 minutes, 6.9 rating)
April 25, 2026: 0-0 draw away at Estudiantes L.P. (90 minutes, 7.6 rating)
April 19, 2026: 2-0 win at home vs Deportivo Riestra (90 minutes, 1 assist, 7.3 rating)
April 13, 2026: 2-1 win away at Defensa Y Justicia (90 minutes, 7.3 rating)
April 2, 2026: 0-1 loss at home vs Boca Juniors (90 minutes, 6.9 rating)

M. Catalán's next match is on October 4, 2026, when Talleres Cordoba face Belgrano Cordoba at home in the Liga Profesional Argentina.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates M. Catalán at 18.6 with a Season form score of 28.1, ranking 455th of 528 full-backs in the Liga Profesional Argentina. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 8 career titles — among them the Super Copa International and the Liga de Expansión MX. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 14 recorded seasons, M. Catalán has totalled 263 club appearances with 9 goals and 8 assists for 6 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2016/17, with 41 appearances for San Martin Tucuman.

M. Catalán's career has also included time at CF Pachuca, Atletico San Luis, San Martin Tucuman, AAtletico DE Rafaela and San Lorenzo.

On the international stage, M. Catalán has represented Chile — 9 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Talleres Cordoba finished 4th of 15 · an upper-table side

Strengths

Watch points