Marcelo Esponda

Position: MF

179cm (5-10½)

Born: January 14, 2003 in Argentina, Argentina ar

Citizenship: Argentina ar

Club: Aldosivi

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2025

Liga Argentina

Min

842

Gls

Ast

0.3

npxG

0.3

xAG

0.4

SCA

GCA

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Marcelo Esponda Scouting Report

Last 365 Days
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vs. Midfielders

Marcelo Esponda Scouting Report Table
Statistic	Per 90	Percentile
Non-Penalty Goals	0.00	14
npxG: Non-Penalty xG	0.03	23
Shots Total	1.28	73
Assists	0.00	12
xAG: Exp. Assisted Goals	0.04	27
npxG + xAG	0.06	16
Shot-Creating Actions	2.24	48

Passes Attempted	49.92	58
Pass Completion %	79.4%	31
Progressive Passes	6.41	81
Progressive Carries	0.86	40
Successful Take-Ons	0.32	19
Touches (Att Pen)	0.21	7
Progressive Passes Rec	0.64	10

Tackles	2.24	58
Interceptions	1.28	72
Blocks	1.82	95
Clearances	1.50	48
Aerials Won	2.14	95

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Last 5 Matches

Last 5 Matches Table
										Performance												Expected			SCA		Passes				Carries		Take-Ons
Date	Day	Round	Venue	Result	Squad	Opponent	Start	Pos	Min	Gls	Ast	PK	PKatt	Sh	SoT	CrdY	CrdR	Touches	Tkl	Int	Blocks	xG	npxG	xAG	SCA	GCA	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	PrgP	Carries	PrgC	Att	Succ	Match Report
2025-03-27	Thu	Torneo Apertura — Regular season	Home	W 2–1	Aldosivi	Unión	Y	DM,CM	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	31	4	1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	2	0	18	22	81.8	4	12	2	0	0	Match Report
2025-03-14	Fri	Torneo Apertura — Regular season	Away	W 2–0	Aldosivi	Arg Juniors	Y	CM	90	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	39	2	0	2	0.0	0.0	0.0	2	0	16	24	66.7	3	16	0	0	0	Match Report
2025-03-09	Sun	Torneo Apertura — Regular season	Home	L 0–2	Aldosivi	Tigre	Y	CM	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	68	2	1	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1	0	44	57	77.2	7	42	1	2	2	Match Report
2025-03-01	Sat	Torneo Apertura — Regular season	Home	D 2–2	Aldosivi	Sarmiento	Y	CM	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	77	1	3	1	0.0	0.0	0.3	4	0	60	69	87.0	9	50	1	0	0	Match Report
2025-02-22	Sat	Torneo Apertura — Regular season	Away	L 1–2	Aldosivi	Boca Juniors	Y	CM	80	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	46	1	0	2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0	0	28	38	73.7	3	17	0	1	0	Match Report

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Standard Stats: Domestic Leagues

Goal Logs

Standard Stats: Domestic Leagues Table
							Playing Time			Performance								Expected				Progression			Per 90 Minutes
Season	Age	Squad	Country	Comp	LgRank	MP	Starts	Min	90s	Gls	Ast	G+A	G-PK	PK	PKatt	CrdY	CrdR	xG	npxG	xAG	npxG+xAG	PrgC	PrgP	PrgR	Gls	Ast	G+A	G-PK	G+A-PK	xG	xAG	xG+xAG	npxG	npxG+xAG	Matches
2022	19	Newell's OB	ar ARG	1. Liga Argentina	11th	7	5	417	4.6	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0.6	0.6	0.1	0.7	6	24	6	0.22	0.00	0.22	0.22	0.22	0.11	0.02	0.13	0.11	0.13	Matches
2023	20	Newell's OB	ar ARG	1. Liga Argentina	14th	1	0	9	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0	2	1	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	Matches

2025	22	Aldosivi	ar ARG	1. Liga Argentina	25th	11	10	842	9.4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.6	8	60	6	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.03	0.04	0.07	0.03	0.07	Matches
3 Seasons		2 Clubs		1 League		19	15	1,268	14.1	1	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0.8	0.8	0.5	1.3	14	86	13	0.07	0.00	0.07	0.07	0.07	0.06	0.04	0.09	0.06	0.09
			Country	Comp	LgRank	MP	Starts	Min	90s	Gls	Ast	G+A	G-PK	PK	PKatt	CrdY	CrdR	xG	npxG	xAG	npxG+xAG	PrgC	PrgP	PrgR	Gls	Ast	G+A	G-PK	G+A-PK	xG	xAG	xG+xAG	npxG	npxG+xAG	Matches
Newell's OB (2 Seasons)				1 League		8	5	426	4.7	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0.6	0.6	0.1	0.7	6	26	7	0.21	0.00	0.21	0.21	0.21	0.11	0.02	0.13	0.11	0.13
Aldosivi (1 Season)				1 League		11	10	842	9.4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.6	8	60	6	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.03	0.04	0.07	0.03	0.07

Shooting: Domestic Leagues

Goal Logs

Shooting: Domestic Leagues Table
							Standard												Expected
Season	Age	Squad	Country	Comp	LgRank	90s	Gls	Sh	SoT	SoT%	Sh/90	SoT/90	G/Sh	G/SoT	Dist	FK	PK	PKatt	xG	npxG	npxG/Sh	G-xG	np:G-xG	Matches
2022	19	Newell's OB	ar ARG	1. Liga Argentina	11th	4.6	1	8	3	37.5	1.73	0.65	0.13	0.33	22.8	0	0	0	0.6	0.6	0.07	+0.4	+0.4	Matches
2023	20	Newell's OB	ar ARG	1. Liga Argentina	14th	0.1	0	0	0		0.00	0.00				0	0	0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0	Matches

2025	22	Aldosivi	ar ARG	1. Liga Argentina	25th	9.4	0	12	2	16.7	1.28	0.21	0.00	0.00	29.7	0	0	0	0.3	0.3	0.02	-0.3	-0.3	Matches
3 Seasons		2 Clubs		1 League		14.1	1	20	5	25.0	1.42	0.35	0.05	0.20	27.0	0	0	0	0.8	0.8	0.04	+0.2	+0.2
			Country	Comp	LgRank	90s	Gls	Sh	SoT	SoT%	Sh/90	SoT/90	G/Sh	G/SoT	Dist	FK	PK	PKatt	xG	npxG	npxG/Sh	G-xG	np:G-xG	Matches
Newell's OB (2 Seasons)				1 League		4.7	1	8	3	37.5	1.69	0.63	0.13	0.33	22.8	0	0	0	0.6	0.6	0.07	+0.4	+0.4
Aldosivi (1 Season)				1 League		9.4	0	12	2	16.7	1.28	0.21	0.00	0.00	29.7	0	0	0	0.3	0.3	0.02	-0.3	-0.3

Passing: Domestic Leagues

Passing: Domestic Leagues Table
							Total					Short			Medium			Long					Expected
Season	Age	Squad	Country	Comp	LgRank	90s	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	TotDist	PrgDist	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Ast	xAG	xA	A-xAG	KP	1/3	PPA	CrsPA	PrgP	Matches
2022	19	Newell's OB	ar ARG	1. Liga Argentina	11th	4.6	135	183	73.8	2312	958	63	79	79.7	60	73	82.2	10	18	55.6	0	0.1	0.1	-0.1	4	23	2	1	24	Matches
2023	20	Newell's OB	ar ARG	1. Liga Argentina	14th	0.1	7	10	70.0	112	29	2	3	66.7	3	3	100.0	1	2	50.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0	1	0	0	2	Matches

2025	22	Aldosivi	ar ARG	1. Liga Argentina	25th	9.4	371	467	79.4	6748	2457	166	190	87.4	164	197	83.2	38	63	60.3	0	0.4	0.5	-0.4	7	45	5	2	60	Matches
3 Seasons		2 Clubs		1 League		14.1	513	660	77.7	9172	3444	231	272	84.9	227	273	83.2	49	83	59.0	0	0.5	0.6	-0.5	11	69	7	3	86
			Country	Comp	LgRank	90s	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	TotDist	PrgDist	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Ast	xAG	xA	A-xAG	KP	1/3	PPA	CrsPA	PrgP	Matches
Newell's OB (2 Seasons)				1 League		4.7	142	193	73.6	2424	987	65	82	79.3	63	76	82.9	11	20	55.0	0	0.1	0.1	-0.1	4	24	2	1	26
Aldosivi (1 Season)				1 League		9.4	371	467	79.4	6748	2457	166	190	87.4	164	197	83.2	38	63	60.3	0	0.4	0.5	-0.4	7	45	5	2	60

Pass Types: Domestic Leagues

Pass Types: Domestic Leagues Table
								Pass Types								Corner Kicks			Outcomes
Season	Age	Squad	Country	Comp	LgRank	90s	Att	Live	Dead	FK	TB	Sw	Crs	TI	CK	In	Out	Str	Cmp	Off	Blocks	Matches
2022	19	Newell's OB	ar ARG	1. Liga Argentina	11th	4.6	183	180	2	0	1	0	4	0	2	0	2	0	135	1	3	Matches
2023	20	Newell's OB	ar ARG	1. Liga Argentina	14th	0.1	10	10	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	Matches

2025	22	Aldosivi	ar ARG	1. Liga Argentina	25th	9.4	467	455	10	9	0	6	3	1	0	0	0	0	371	2	5	Matches
3 Seasons		2 Clubs		1 League		14.1	660	645	12	9	1	6	8	1	2	0	2	0	513	3	8
			Country	Comp	LgRank	90s	Att	Live	Dead	FK	TB	Sw	Crs	TI	CK	In	Out	Str	Cmp	Off	Blocks	Matches
Newell's OB (2 Seasons)				1 League		4.7	193	190	2	0	1	0	5	0	2	0	2	0	142	1	3
Aldosivi (1 Season)				1 League		9.4	467	455	10	9	0	6	3	1	0	0	0	0	371	2	5

Goal and Shot Creation: Domestic Leagues

Goal and Shot Creation: Domestic Leagues Table
							SCA		SCA Types						GCA		GCA Types
Season	Age	Squad	Country	Comp	LgRank	90s	SCA	SCA90	PassLive	PassDead	TO	Sh	Fld	Def	GCA	GCA90	PassLive	PassDead	TO	Sh	Fld	Def	Matches
2022	19	Newell's OB	ar ARG	1. Liga Argentina	11th	4.6	9	1.75	7	0	0	0	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	Matches
2023	20	Newell's OB	ar ARG	1. Liga Argentina	14th	0.1	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	Matches

2025	22	Aldosivi	ar ARG	1. Liga Argentina	25th	9.4	21	2.24	18	0	1	0	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	Matches
3 Seasons		2 Clubs		1 League		14.1	30	2.06	25	0	1	0	1	3	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0
			Country	Comp	LgRank	90s	SCA	SCA90	PassLive	PassDead	TO	Sh	Fld	Def	GCA	GCA90	PassLive	PassDead	TO	Sh	Fld	Def	Matches
Newell's OB (2 Seasons)				1 League		4.7	9	1.72	7	0	0	0	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0
Aldosivi (1 Season)				1 League		9.4	21	2.24	18	0	1	0	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0

Defensive Actions: Domestic Leagues

Defensive Actions: Domestic Leagues Table
							Tackles					Challenges				Blocks
Season	Age	Squad	Country	Comp	LgRank	90s	Tkl	TklW	Def 3rd	Mid 3rd	Att 3rd	Tkl	Att	Tkl%	Lost	Blocks	Sh	Pass	Int	Tkl+Int	Clr	Err	Matches
2022	19	Newell's OB	ar ARG	1. Liga Argentina	11th	4.6	9	4	5	2	2	3	13	23.1	10	5	0	5	8	17	6	0	Matches
2023	20	Newell's OB	ar ARG	1. Liga Argentina	14th	0.1	1	1	0	1	0	1	1	100.0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	Matches

2025	22	Aldosivi	ar ARG	1. Liga Argentina	25th	9.4	21	12	4	15	2	11	16	68.8	5	17	1	16	12	33	14	1	Matches
3 Seasons		2 Clubs		1 League		14.1	31	17	9	18	4	15	30	50.0	15	22	1	21	20	51	21	1
			Country	Comp	LgRank	90s	Tkl	TklW	Def 3rd	Mid 3rd	Att 3rd	Tkl	Att	Tkl%	Lost	Blocks	Sh	Pass	Int	Tkl+Int	Clr	Err	Matches
Newell's OB (2 Seasons)				1 League		4.7	10	5	5	3	2	4	14	28.6	10	5	0	5	8	18	7	0
Aldosivi (1 Season)				1 League		9.4	21	12	4	15	2	11	16	68.8	5	17	1	16	12	33	14	1

Possession: Domestic Leagues

Possession: Domestic Leagues Table
							Touches							Take-Ons					Carries								Receiving
Season	Age	Squad	Country	Comp	LgRank	90s	Touches	Def Pen	Def 3rd	Mid 3rd	Att 3rd	Att Pen	Live	Att	Succ	Succ%	Tkld	Tkld%	Carries	TotDist	PrgDist	PrgC	1/3	CPA	Mis	Dis	Rec	PrgR	Matches
2022	19	Newell's OB	ar ARG	1. Liga Argentina	11th	4.6	242	8	53	153	39	7	242	6	2	33.3	3	50.0	93	440	271	6	5	2	8	4	126	6	Matches
2023	20	Newell's OB	ar ARG	1. Liga Argentina	14th	0.1	12	1	3	6	3	0	12	0	0		0		5	23	8	0	0	0	0	2	6	1	Matches

2025	22	Aldosivi	ar ARG	1. Liga Argentina	25th	9.4	569	20	124	385	64	2	569	7	3	42.9	2	28.6	296	1110	563	8	7	1	16	2	333	6	Matches
3 Seasons		2 Clubs		1 League		14.1	823	29	180	544	106	9	823	13	5	38.5	5	38.5	394	1573	842	14	12	3	24	8	465	13
			Country	Comp	LgRank	90s	Touches	Def Pen	Def 3rd	Mid 3rd	Att 3rd	Att Pen	Live	Att	Succ	Succ%	Tkld	Tkld%	Carries	TotDist	PrgDist	PrgC	1/3	CPA	Mis	Dis	Rec	PrgR	Matches
Newell's OB (2 Seasons)				1 League		4.7	254	9	56	159	42	7	254	6	2	33.3	3	50.0	98	463	279	6	5	2	8	6	132	7
Aldosivi (1 Season)				1 League		9.4	569	20	124	385	64	2	569	7	3	42.9	2	28.6	296	1110	563	8	7	1	16	2	333	6

Playing Time: Domestic Leagues

Playing Time: Domestic Leagues Table
							Playing Time				Starts			Subs			Team Success						Team Success (xG)
Season	Age	Squad	Country	Comp	LgRank	MP	Min	Mn/MP	Min%	90s	Starts	Mn/Start	Compl	Subs	Mn/Sub	unSub	PPM	onG	onGA	+/-	+/-90	On-Off	onxG	onxGA	xG+/-	xG+/-90	On-Off	Matches
2022	19	Newell's OB	ar ARG	1. Liga Argentina	11th	7	417	60	17.2	4.6	5	74	3	2	23	4	1.86	5	5	0	0.00	-0.18	4.4	7.1	-2.7	-0.53	-0.64	Matches
2023	20	Newell's OB	ar ARG	1. Liga Argentina	14th	1	9	9	0.4	0.1	0		0	1	9	13	3.00	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	0.0	0.0	0.0	-0.19	-0.14	Matches

2025	22	Aldosivi	ar ARG	1. Liga Argentina	25th	11	842	77	58.5	9.4	10	80	5	1	38	0	0.73	9	16	-7	-0.75	-0.30	8.6	8.4	+0.2	+0.02	+0.62	Matches
3 Seasons		2 Clubs		1 League		19	1,268	67	20.1	14.1	15	78	8	4	23	17	1.27	14	21	-7	-0.50	-0.51	13.0	15.5	-2.6	-0.17	-0.12
			Country	Comp	LgRank	MP	Min	Mn/MP	Min%	90s	Starts	Mn/Start	Compl	Subs	Mn/Sub	unSub	PPM	onG	onGA	+/-	+/-90	On-Off	onxG	onxGA	xG+/-	xG+/-90	On-Off	Matches
Newell's OB (2 Seasons)				1 League		8	426	53	8.8	4.7	5	74	3	3	18	17	2.00	5	5	0	0.00	-0.08	4.4	7.1	-2.7	-0.52	-0.55
Aldosivi (1 Season)				1 League		11	842	77	58.5	9.4	10	80	5	1	38	0	0.73	9	16	-7	-0.75	-0.30	8.6	8.4	+0.2	+0.02	+0.62

Miscellaneous Stats: Domestic Leagues

Miscellaneous Stats: Domestic Leagues Table
							Performance													Aerial Duels
Season	Age	Squad	Country	Comp	LgRank	90s	CrdY	CrdR	2CrdY	Fls	Fld	Off	Crs	Int	TklW	PKwon	PKcon	OG	Recov	Won	Lost	Won%	Matches
2022	19	Newell's OB	ar ARG	1. Liga Argentina	11th	4.6	1	0	0	15	2	0	4	8	4	0	0	0	41	15	9	62.5	Matches
2023	20	Newell's OB	ar ARG	1. Liga Argentina	14th	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	3	0	100.0	Matches

2025	22	Aldosivi	ar ARG	1. Liga Argentina	25th	9.4	2	0	0	11	8	0	3	12	12	0	0	0	64	20	9	69.0	Matches
3 Seasons		2 Clubs		1 League		14.1	3	0	0	26	10	0	8	20	17	0	0	0	107	38	18	67.9
			Country	Comp	LgRank	90s	CrdY	CrdR	2CrdY	Fls	Fld	Off	Crs	Int	TklW	PKwon	PKcon	OG	Recov	Won	Lost	Won%	Matches
Newell's OB (2 Seasons)				1 League		4.7	1	0	0	15	2	0	5	8	5	0	0	0	43	18	9	66.7
Aldosivi (1 Season)				1 League		9.4	2	0	0	11	8	0	3	12	12	0	0	0	64	20	9	69.0

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