Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Deportivo Pasto.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Primera A | 30 | 1 | 3 | 2275 | 6.68 |
Scout report
M. Castaño is a 33-year-old full-back at Deportivo Pasto, enjoying a standout season — 1 goals and 3 assists in 30 appearances, a Season grade of 15, top 59% of Primera A full-backs. On long-term scout potential he's rated 9.6, ranking 356th of 438 in the Primera A. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter (63.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.94 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Castaño.
Judged on this season alone, Castaño graded 15 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 37th of 63 of the 63 full-backs in the Primera A, on 6 clean sheets and 1.938 defensive actions per 90.
We hold a single season for Castaño, 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 10, 56th of 63 of the 63 full-backs in the Primera A. At 33 Castaño is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.4 reflects that trajectory.
Output in context · Deportivo Pasto finished 17th of 20 · a lower-table side
1.94 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 6 clean sheets across 30 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (17th of 20) 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 1 goal and 3 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 63.2% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.16 goal involvements per 90, useful for a full-back.
Watch points
- Defensive numbers. Modest 1.94 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
- Age curve. At 33, 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 9.6, Castaño carries the 56th-highest potential of the full-backs in the Primera A of 63, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Deportivo Pasto finished 17th of 20) — 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 light defensive volume (1.94 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.7× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
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