Midfielder

Martín Payero

Watford
Argentina
28 yrs
182 cm
Preferred foot: Right

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Appearances: 13
Goals: 0
Assists: 0
Average rating: 6.51

Age28

Date of birth11 Sep 1998

Height182 cm

Weight73 kg

Preferred footRight

Market value€4.8M

Contract until30 Jun 2028

Season performance · 2026

Championship

Watford

Appearances / Starts11 / 4

Minutes459

Rating6.58

Goals / Assists0 / 0

Shots (on target)13 (3)

Passes · accuracy145 · 79%

Key passes3

Tackles / Interceptions10 / 7

Duels won30 / 63

Successful dribbles6

Yellow cards / Red cards3 / 0

Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0

Expected goals / assists1.06 / 0.13

Detailed statistics

Big chances created1

Big chances missed2

Goal conversion0%

Headed goals0

Goals from outside the box0

Hit woodwork0

Accurate long balls6

Accurate crosses1

Touches246

Possession lost53

Dispossessed6

Aerial duels won5

Ground duels won25

Clearances6

Ball recoveries27

Fouls won9

Fouls committed10

Offsides1

Penalties won0

Errors leading to goal0

Team of the week0

Clean sheets0

Saves from inside the box0

Distance covered (km)55.08

Top speed (km/h)32.68

EFL Cup

Watford

Appearances / Starts2 / 1

Minutes87

Rating6.10

Goals / Assists0 / 0

Shots (on target)5 (0)

Passes · accuracy31 · 94%

Key passes3

Tackles / Interceptions4 / 1

Duels won9 / 21

Successful dribbles2

Yellow cards / Red cards0 / 0

Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0

Expected goals / assists0.10 / 0.00

Detailed statistics

Big chances created1

Big chances missed0

Goal conversion0%

Headed goals0

Goals from outside the box0

Hit woodwork0

Accurate long balls1

Accurate crosses0

Touches57

Possession lost11

Dispossessed3

Aerial duels won1

Ground duels won8

Clearances0

Ball recoveries10

Fouls won2

Fouls committed2

Offsides0

Penalties won0

Errors leading to goal1

Team of the week0

Clean sheets0

Saves from inside the box0

Attributes

Position: M

line: M average

Attacking54

Technical49

Tactical36

Defending34

Creativity50

Characteristics

Weaknesses

Career and transfers

8 clubs · 11 moves · total fees 13.8M €

Jul 2026

Udinese To: Watford

Transfer 4M €
Jun 2026

Cremonese To: Udinese

Loan return
Aug 2025

Udinese To: Cremonese

Loan
Sep 2023

Middlesbrough To: Udinese

Transfer 3M €
Jun 2023

Boca Juniors To: Middlesbrough

Loan return
Jul 2022

Middlesbrough To: Boca Juniors

Loan
Aug 2021

Banfield To: Middlesbrough

Transfer 6.8M €
Jun 2020

Talleres To: Banfield

Loan return
Aug 2019

Banfield To: Talleres

Loan
Jan 2019

Banfield Reserve To: Banfield

Transfer
Jan 2018

CA Banfield U20 To: Banfield Reserve

Transfer

Form, last 12 months

Updated: 4 Nov 2026

Matches (12 months)28

Average rating6.56

Last match rating6.63 Nov 2026

Matches missed24 injury records

Last 10 matches

6.6 6.5 6.8 6.9 5.9 6.8 6.4 6.7 6.7 5.4

Statistics by season

Season	Competition	Team	Apps (starts)	Minutes	Goals	Assists	Rating
2026	Championship	Watford	11 (4)	459	0	0	6.58
2026	EFL Cup	Watford	2 (1)	87	0	0	6.10

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

Player profile

Serie A 2024 · percentile among midfielders (197 players)

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25 matches · 1,383 min

Martín Payero: percentile radar against positional peers
Metric	Value	Percentile
xA / 90 min	0.07	44
Key passes / 90 min	0.98	44
Completed passes / 90 min	22.0	18
Pass accuracy	82.4%	44
Progressive carries / 90 min	0.00	45
Successful dribbles / 90 min	1.95	96
Tackles + interceptions / 90 min	2.41	54
Rating	6.81	44

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