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Full nameMelinton Percival Zea González
PositionCentre-back
NationalityGuatemala
Age18
Shirt number#79
ClubCSKA Moscow
Centre-backalso played DEF
11
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
914
Minutes

Domestic-league season · CSKA Moscow.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Premier League11009146.92

Scout report

Squad depthCentral defender

M. Zea is a 18-year-old central defender at CSKA Moscow, rated 32.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 58th of 274 on scout potential in the Premier League and 155th of 205 U-19 players tracked. A teenage prospect, he has been a fringe squad member this season (33.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.74 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Zea.

Judged on this season alone, Zea graded 11 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 42nd of 48 of the 48 centre-backs in the Premier League, on 2 clean sheets and 3.742 defensive actions per 90.

We hold a single season for Zea, 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 32, top 21% of the 48 centre-backs in the Premier League. At 18 Zea is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 2.6 reflects that trajectory.

Current potential10th of 48 centre-backs · Premier League · 11 appsCurrent season42nd of 48 centre-backs · Premier League · 11 apps42nd-best centre-back in the Premier League58th in the Premier League · potential10th-highest potential centre-back in the Premier League155th-highest potential U-19 tracked
32.2
Ratingi
10th of 48 centre-backs
10.8
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
33.9%
Minutes
limited game time
3.74
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · CSKA Moscow finished 5th of 16 · an upper-table side

3.74
Def. / 90
13
Tackles
17
Interceptions
2
Clean sheets

3.74 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 11 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (5th of 16) 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.

Strengths

  • Defensive volume. 3.74 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 33.9% 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 32.2, Zea carries the 10th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Premier League of 48 — though on just 11 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.74 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). At 18 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (100/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow.

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

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.