Defender

Gustavo Cortez

Independiente del Valle
Ecuador
29 yrs
178 cm
Preferred foot: Left

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Appearances: 17
Goals: 0
Assists: 1
Average rating: 6.72

Age29

Date of birth11 Oct 1997

Height178 cm

Weight69 kg

Preferred footLeft

Market value€930K

Contract until31 Dec 2027

Season performance · 2026

LigaPro Serie A

Independiente del Valle

Appearances / Starts17 / 17

Minutes1,482

Rating6.72

Goals / Assists0 / 1

Shots (on target)14 (6)

Passes · accuracy629 · 86%

Key passes22

Tackles / Interceptions20 / 19

Duels won50 / 88

Successful dribbles13

Yellow cards / Red cards0 / 0

Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0

Expected goals / assists0.39 / 0.29

Detailed statistics

Big chances created1

Big chances missed1

Goal conversion0%

Headed goals0

Goals from outside the box0

Hit woodwork0

Accurate long balls39

Accurate crosses19

Touches1,001

Possession lost201

Dispossessed8

Aerial duels won7

Ground duels won43

Clearances34

Ball recoveries63

Fouls won10

Fouls committed12

Offsides0

Penalties won0

Errors leading to goal0

Team of the week1

Clean sheets5

Saves from inside the box0

Distance covered (km)144.03

Top speed (km/h)36.09

Attributes

Position: D

line: D average

Attacking40

Technical48

Tactical46

Defending60

Creativity49

Recent matches

Date	Match	Score	Min	rating
6 Nov 2026	Independiente del Valle – Delfín	2–0	–	–
1 Nov 2026	Independiente del Valle – LDU	2–0	87'	6.8
29 Oct 2026	Delfín – Independiente del Valle	0–3	–	–
23 Oct 2026	Independiente del Valle – Universidad Católica del Ecuador	0–0	90'	7.5
17 Oct 2026	Macará – Independiente del Valle	1–0	–	–
10 Oct 2026	Independiente del Valle – Aucas	2–1	–	–
18 Sep 2026	Flamengo – Independiente del Valle	1–1	–	–
14 Sep 2026	Libertad FC – Independiente del Valle	2–3	90'	6.8
11 Sep 2026	Independiente del Valle – Flamengo	0–2	–	–
6 Sep 2026	Independiente del Valle – Macará	3–1	90'	6.4
3 Sep 2026	Barcelona SC Guayaquil – Independiente del Valle	2–1	–	–
29 Aug 2026	Independiente del Valle – Universidad Católica del Ecuador	2–2	90'	6.4
26 Aug 2026	Independiente del Valle – Deportes Tolima	3–1	–	–
22 Aug 2026	Leones del Norte – Independiente del Valle	2–3	90'	6.2
19 Aug 2026	Deportes Tolima – Independiente del Valle	0–1	–	–

Career and transfers

4 clubs · 6 moves

Dec 2024

Emelec To: Ind. del Valle

Loan return
Jan 2024

Ind. del Valle To: Emelec

Loan
Jan 2023

Universidad Católica To: Ind. del Valle

Transfer Undisclosed
Mar 2022

Racing To: Universidad Católica

Loan return
Sep 2021

Universidad Católica To: Racing

Loan
Feb 2015

CSNA U20 To: Universidad Católica

Transfer Undisclosed

Form, last 12 months

Updated: 2 Nov 2026

Matches (12 months)17

Average rating6.72

Last match rating6.81 Nov 2026

Matches missed0

Last 10 matches

6.8 7.5 6.8 6.4 6.4 6.2 7.6 6.2 6.4 6.3

Statistics by season

Season	Competition	Team	Apps (starts)	Minutes	Goals	Assists	Rating
2026	LigaPro Serie A	Independiente del Valle	17 (17)	1,482	0	1	6.72

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

Player profile

LigaPro Serie A 2024 · percentile among defenders (128 players)

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29 matches · 2,610 min

Gustavo Cortez: percentile radar against positional peers
Metric	Value	Percentile
Tackles / 90 min	2.03	86
Interceptions / 90 min	0.97	61
Clearances / 90 min	1.72	23
Aerials won / 90 min	0.62	16
Duels won	52.5%	34
Pass accuracy	81.4%	80
Progressive carries / 90 min	0.00	45
Rating	6.92	85

How do we calculate this?