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Pelayo Fernández

Squad depthCadiz · 23 yrs

Profile

Full namePelayo Fernández Balboa
PositionCentre-back
NationalitySpain
Age23
Date of birth29 Apr 2003
BirthplaceAvilés
Height190 cm
Shirt number#27
ClubCadiz
Centre-back
10
Appearances
1
Goals
0
Assists
808
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Cadiz.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Segunda División10108086.61
La Ligaat Rayo Vallecano100456.5
UEFA Europa Conference Leagueat Rayo Vallecano00096.6

Scout report

Squad depthBall-winning Central defender

Pelayo Fernández is a 23-year-old central defender at Cadiz, rated 55.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 216th of 452 on scout potential in the Segunda División. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (21.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.46 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Fernández.

Judged on this season alone, Fernández graded 11 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 69th of 79 of the 79 centre-backs in the Segunda División, on 2 clean sheets and 4.455 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 0 → 11).

On long-term talent our Rating reads 56, 35th of 79 of the 79 centre-backs in the Segunda División. At 23 Fernández is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 23.6 reflects that trajectory.

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A career still climbing — Fernández is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending up
Current potential35th of 79 centre-backs · Segunda División · 10 appsCurrent season69th of 79 centre-backs · Segunda División · 10 apps69th-best centre-back in the Segunda División216th in the Segunda División · potential35th-highest potential centre-back in the Segunda División
55.5
Ratingi
35th of 79 centre-backs
10.5
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
21.4%
Minutes
limited game time
4.46
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Cadiz finished 18th of 22 · a lower-table side

4.46
Def. / 90
13
Tackles
15
Interceptions
2
Clean sheets

4.46 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 10 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (18th 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. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Defensive volume. 4.46 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 21.4% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

With a Rating of 55.5, Fernández carries the 35th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Segunda División of 79 — though on just 10 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.46 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 23, 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

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