OrcaScore
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Defender

Fabián Balbuena

  • Grêmio
  • Paraguay
  • 35 yrs
  • 188 cm
  • Preferred foot: Right
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Appearances
14
1,037 min
Goals
1
G+A per 90: 0.09
Assists
0
Average rating
6.50
Age35
Date of birth23 Aug 1991
Height188 cm
Weight–
Preferred footRight
Market value€635K
Contract until30 Jun 2027

Season performance · 2026

Appearances / Starts10 / 10
Minutes802
Rating6.92
Goals / Assists1 / 0
Shots (on target)3 (1)
Passes · accuracy429 · 84%
Key passes0
Tackles / Interceptions8 / 13
Duels won27 / 40
Successful dribbles1
Yellow cards / Red cards0 / 0
Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0
Expected goals / assists0.31 / 0.11
Detailed statistics
Big chances created0
Big chances missed0
Goal conversion33%
Headed goals0
Goals from outside the box0
Hit woodwork0
Accurate long balls34
Accurate crosses1
Touches522
Possession lost72
Dispossessed0
Aerial duels won15
Ground duels won12
Clearances43
Ball recoveries21
Fouls won3
Fouls committed3
Offsides1
Penalties won0
Errors leading to goal0
Team of the week0
Clean sheets3
Saves from inside the box0
Distance covered (km)67.19
Top speed (km/h)34.27
Appearances / Starts1 / 0
Minutes1
Rating0.00
Goals / Assists0 / 0
Shots (on target)0 (0)
Passes · accuracy0 · 0%
Key passes0
Tackles / Interceptions0 / 0
Duels won0
Successful dribbles0
Yellow cards / Red cards0 / 0
Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0
Detailed statistics
Big chances created0
Big chances missed0
Goal conversion0%
Headed goals0
Goals from outside the box0
Hit woodwork0
Accurate long balls0
Accurate crosses0
Touches0
Possession lost0
Dispossessed0
Aerial duels won0
Ground duels won0
Clearances0
Ball recoveries0
Fouls won0
Fouls committed0
Offsides0
Penalties won0
Errors leading to goal0
Team of the week0
Clean sheets0
Saves from inside the box0
Appearances / Starts3 / 2
Minutes234
Rating7.27
Goals / Assists0 / 0
Shots (on target)2 (0)
Passes · accuracy179 · 87%
Key passes0
Tackles / Interceptions3 / 2
Duels won11 / 17
Successful dribbles0
Yellow cards / Red cards0 / 0
Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0
Expected goals / assists0.06 / 0.07
Detailed statistics
Big chances created0
Big chances missed0
Goal conversion0%
Headed goals0
Goals from outside the box0
Hit woodwork0
Accurate long balls7
Accurate crosses0
Touches209
Possession lost25
Dispossessed1
Aerial duels won7
Ground duels won4
Clearances15
Ball recoveries7
Fouls won1
Fouls committed0
Offsides0
Penalties won0
Errors leading to goal0
Team of the week0
Clean sheets0
Saves from inside the box0
Distance covered (km)24.38
Top speed (km/h)32.56

Attributes

Position: D

line: D average
Attacking36
Technical46
Tactical56
Defending71
Creativity37

Characteristics

Strengths

16

National team

  • Paraguay48 caps · 2 goals · debut Apr 2015

Recent matches

DateMatchScoreMinrating
5 Nov 2026 Flamengo – Grêmio 3–1 – –
2 Nov 2026 Grêmio – Atlético Mineiro 2–0 60' 7.4
30 Oct 2026 Grêmio – Athletico 2–0 68' 7.9
27 Oct 2026 Coritiba – Grêmio 0–1 59' 6.9
18 Oct 2026 Grêmio – Cruzeiro 2–4 – –
11 Oct 2026 Grêmio – Internacional 1–1 – –
8 Oct 2026 Remo – Grêmio 1–1 – –
20 Sep 2026 Grêmio – Palmeiras 0–0 90' 7.2
8 Sep 2026 Vitória – Grêmio 1–0 – –
23 Aug 2026 Red Bull Bragantino – Grêmio 1–0 – –
31 Jul 2026 Grêmio – Bolívar 0–1 – –
5 Jul 2026 Paraguay – France 0–1 – –
29 Jun 2026 Germany – Paraguay 4–5 1' –
26 Jun 2026 Paraguay – Australia 0–0 – –
20 Jun 2026 Türkiye – Paraguay 0–1 – –

Career and transfers

7 clubs · 9 moves · total fees 5.4M €
  1. Free transfer
  2. Loan return
  3. Loan
  4. Free transfer
  5. Transfer 4M €
  6. Transfer 1.4M €
  7. Transfer Undisclosed
  8. Transfer Undisclosed
  9. Cerro de Franco To: Rubio Ñu
    Transfer Undisclosed

Form, last 12 months

Updated: 2 Nov 2026
Matches (12 months)18
Average rating6.97
Last match rating7.42 Nov 2026
Matches missed102 injury records
5 6 7 8 9 6.97 Jan 2026 Apr 2026 Nov 2026 7.4

Last 10 matches

7.4 7.9 6.9 7.2 6.9 6.9 7.4 7.1 7.7 6.7

Statistics by season

Season Competition Team Apps (starts) Minutes Goals Assists Rating
2026 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Grêmio 10 (10) 802 1 0 6.92
2026 CONMEBOL Sudamericana Grêmio 3 (2) 234 0 0 7.27
2026 Copa do Brasil Grêmio 3 (1) 61 0 – –
2026 FIFA World Cup Paraguay 1 (0) 1 0 0 0.00

Stored season statistics; refreshed after each match played and weekly.

Player profile

Russian Premier League 2024 · percentile among defenders (119 players)

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50 Tackles 77 Interceptions 54 Clearances 69 Aerials won 64 Duels won 85 Pass accuracy 65 Progressive carries 50 Rating 95

18 matches · 1,528 min

Fabián Balbuena: percentile radar against positional peers
Metric Value Percentile
Tackles / 90 min 2.18
77
Interceptions / 90 min 1.30
54
Clearances / 90 min 5.36
69
Aerials won / 90 min 2.71
64
Duels won 63.7%
85
Pass accuracy 81.4%
65
Progressive carries / 90 min 0.00
50
Rating 7.31
95

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