Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Deportes Iquique.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Primera División | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1350 | 6.97 |
Scout report
S. Sánchez is a 31-year-old central defender at Deportes Iquique, rated 10.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 192nd of 278 on scout potential in the Primera División. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option this season (50% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.67 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Sánchez.
Judged on this season alone, Sánchez graded 9 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 42nd of 49 of the 49 centre-backs in the Primera División, on 2 clean sheets and 2.667 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 2 → 9). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 11, 32nd of 49 of the 49 centre-backs in the Primera División. At 31 Sánchez is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.4 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Deportes Iquique finished 15th of 16 · a relegation-threatened side
2.67 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 15 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (15th of 16) 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 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 50% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Age curve. At 31, 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 10.5, Sánchez carries the 32nd-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Primera División of 49, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Deportes Iquique finished 15th of 16) — 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 moderate defensive volume (2.67 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
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