Field Insider
65.8
2.8%
Ratingi
19.4
30%
Seasoni
22.6
Valuei

Profile

Full nameSantiago Castañeda
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalityUSA
Age21
Date of birth13 Nov 2004
BirthplaceTampa
Height188 cm
Shirt number#5
ClubSC Paderborn 07
Central midfielder

Season stats

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31
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
2171
Minutes

Domestic-league season · SC Paderborn 07.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
2. Bundesliga310021716.87
Bundesliga2002107.4
DFB Pokal100106.5

Scout report

Rising assetCentral midfielder

S. Castañeda is a 21-year-old central midfielder at SC Paderborn 07, rated 65.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 24th of 320 on scout potential in the 2. Bundesliga and 442nd of 2874 U-23 players tracked. A young player, he has been a regular starter this season (70.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.32 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Castañeda.

Judged on this season alone, Castañeda graded 19 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 24th of 38 of the 38 central midfielders in the 2. Bundesliga, on 0 goals, 0 assists and 3.316 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 28 → 19). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 66, top 11% of the 38 central midfielders in the 2. Bundesliga. At 21 Castañeda is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 22.6 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2024/25Holding levelRemarkably consistentStepped up 2024/25
Current potentialTop 11% central midfielders · 2. BundesligaCurrent season24th of 38 central midfielders · 2. Bundesliga24th-best central midfielder in the 2. Bundesliga24th in the 2. Bundesliga · potential4th-highest potential central midfielder in the 2. Bundesliga442nd-highest potential U-23 tracked
65.8
Ratingi
4th of 38 central midfielders
19.4
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
70.9%
Minutes
a regular starter
3.32
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · SC Paderborn 07 finished 3rd of 18 · an upper-table side

3.32
Def. / 90
44
Tackles
27
Interceptions
6
Clean sheets

3.32 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 6 clean sheets across 31 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (3rd of 18) 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

  • Availability. On the pitch for 70.9% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Ceiling. High potential at just 21 — room to grow into a bigger role.

Watch points

  • Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

With a Rating of 65.8, Castañeda carries the 4th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the 2. Bundesliga (top 11%). Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.32 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.

Transfer news

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