Field Insider
48.8
Ratingi
22.9
Seasoni
11.7
Valuei

Profile

Full nameSantiago Abel Fernández
PositionCentre-back
NationalityArgentina
Age21
Date of birth30 Mar 2005
Height179 cm
Shirt number#44
ClubTalleres Cordoba
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Centre-back

Season stats

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15
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
1122
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Talleres Cordoba.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Liga Profesional Argentina150011226.99
CONMEBOL Libertadores6005406.78
World Cup - U20at Argentina U20500985.88

Scout report

Squad depthCentral defender

S. Fernández is a 21-year-old central defender at Talleres Cordoba, rated 48.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 78th of 571 on scout potential in the Liga Profesional Argentina and 1165th of 2847 U-23 players tracked. A young player, he has been a rotation option this season (37.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.61 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 23 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 80th of 121 of the 121 centre-backs in the Liga Profesional Argentina, on 5 clean sheets and 3.61 defensive actions per 90.

We hold a single season for Fernández, 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 49, top 11% of the 121 centre-backs in the Liga Profesional Argentina. At 21 Fernández is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 11.7 reflects that trajectory.

Current potentialTop 11% centre-backs · Liga Profesional ArgentinaCurrent season80th of 121 centre-backs · Liga Profesional Argentina80th-best centre-back in the Liga Profesional Argentina78th in the Liga Profesional Argentina · potential13th-highest potential centre-back in the Liga Profesional Argentina1165th-highest potential U-23 tracked
48.8
Ratingi
13th of 121 centre-backs
22.9
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
37.8%
Minutes
rotation minutes
3.61
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Talleres Cordoba finished 8th of 15 · a mid-table side

3.61
Def. / 90
20
Tackles
17
Interceptions
5
Clean sheets

3.61 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 15 appearances.

Strengths

  • Defensive volume. 3.61 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 37.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

With a Rating of 48.8, Fernández carries the 13th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Liga Profesional Argentina (top 11%). Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.61 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). At 21 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (97/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow. With this floor already at 21, 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.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Liga Profesional Argentina with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0
Shots on target3
Shots5

Passing

Assists0
Passes586

Possession

Successful dribbles2
Dribble success100%
Duels won49
Duels won %57%
Fouls won12
Penalties won1—

Defending

Tackles20
Interceptions17
Blocks8
Fouls committed9

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.