Rodrigo Iñaki Melo - Stats, Rating & Scouting Report

Profile

PositionCentral midfielder

NationalityArgentina

Age30

Date of birth24 Sept 1995

BirthplaceBuenos Aires

Height186 cm

ClubCA Estudiantes

Central midfielder

Season stats

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3

Appearances

0

Goals

0

Assists

236

Minutes

Domestic-league season · CA Estudiantes.

Also this season

On loan at Atletico Tucuman — Liga Profesional Argentina: 8 apps, 0g 0a, 152 min

The headline Season rating covers his time at CA Estudiantes; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.

Performance data · by competition

Competition	Apps	Min	Match
Primera Nacional	3	236	7
Liga Profesional Argentinaat Atletico Tucuman	8	152	6.64
Copa Argentinaat Atletico Tucuman	1	18	—

Career

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Following his move to CA Estudiantes, Melo's current-season form is level with last season (Season 3→2), while his Rating eased 29→16. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 3).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	CA Estudiantes · 9th	3	0	0	7	16	2
2025/26	Atletico Tucuman · 8th	8	0	0	6.64	20	1
2024/25	Atletico TucumanLoan · 8th	13	0	0	6.42	29	3
2024/25	Deportivo Cuenca	14	0	1	6.86	—	—
2023/24	Deportivo Cuenca	27	0	0	6.79	—	—
2022/23	Deportivo Cuenca	28	1	0	—	—	—
2021/22	CA Estudiantes	21	0	0	—	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 7 earlier seasons in the full career.

Career

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Domestic career

Scout report

Squad depthCentral midfielder

Rodrigo Iñaki Melo is a 30-year-old central midfielder at CA Estudiantes, rated 16.4 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (6.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.05 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Melo.

On the season, Melo graded 2 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 0 assists and 3.051 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 3 → 2).

On long-term talent our Rating reads 16. At 30 Melo is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.4 reflects that trajectory.

16.4

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

1.5

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

6.7%

Minutes

limited game time

3.05

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · CA Estudiantes finished 9th of 18 · a mid-table side

3.05

Def. / 90

1

Tackles

7

Interceptions

1

Clean sheets

3.05 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 3 appearances.

Watch points

Game time. Only 6.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 16.4 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.05 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %6.7%

Available fixtures39 of 39

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 903.051

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Pass accuracy %82

Cards / 900.381

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 (~3), then tapers with age. At 30, Melo sits on 1.4, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Melo's projected Rating — 16.4 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.