Kevin Balanta
Now at Santa Fe. The 2025 season below was played at Santos Laguna — use the season buttons above for their other campaigns.
Kevin Balanta (Santa Fe, defender) has 1 goal and 0 assists in 27 appearances in 2025 (2259 minutes, all competitions). Tackles per 90 in Liga MX: 1.59, higher than 50% of 115 defenders. Started 26 of 27.
Key facts
As of 20 August 2026: Kevin Balanta is a defender at Santos Laguna, with 18 appearances and 1472 minutes in Liga MX 2025.
As of 20 August 2026: In 2025 Kevin Balanta has one goal, no assists and 27 appearances in the matches TACTIX holds.
As of 20 August 2026: Kevin Balanta averages 1.7 Impact a match over 18 games in Liga MX matches — 25th percentile among the 330 Liga MX players who qualify.
Kevin Balanta: averages a TACTIX Impact of 1.8 per match across 27 appearances; has one goal and zero assists in 27 appearances in 2025. TACTIX publishes the full rating methodology and updates it from settled matches (20 August 2026).
An open, transparent rating built from raw match actions across 27 appearances in 2025 (all competitions) — every weight is published. Higher is better; a negative score just means costly actions outweighed productive ones in that sample — not a verdict on the player.
Profile
Kevin Balanta is a defender at Santos Laguna, with 18 appearances and 1472 minutes in Liga MX 2025. TACTIX Impact: 1.7 per match across 18 appearances in Liga MX matches, the 25th percentile of 330 qualifying Liga MX players. Kevin Balanta has started 26 of 27 appearances in 2025 (all competitions), averaging 84 minutes. That is 53% of the Liga MX minutes available to him (1472 of 2790 across 31 club matches).
Keeper, venue and career
Home and away differ: 0.99 tackles per 90 at home (909 minutes) against 1.67 away (1350 minutes), all competitions 2025.
By the numbers
Cards per 90 is up from 0.29 last season (617 minutes in Liga MX) to 0.55 in 2025. Kevin Balanta recorded a tackle in 7 of the last 10 appearances where it was measured (all competitions).
Strengths and weaknesses
Strengths, against Defenders, Liga MX 2025 (n = 115): Scoring (strong, 71st percentile). Lower on the radar: Discipline (fifth percentile — fewer is better on this axis) and Creation (16th percentile), against 115 Defenders, Liga MX 2025 (n = 115).
Form and availability
Impact over the last five matches (newest first): 2.5, 1.6, 2.3, -0.4, 3.1 — broadly level, averaging 1.8 against a season figure of 1.8. Discipline: 11 yellow cards in 27 appearances in 2025, and 1.71 fouls per 90 in Liga MX.
Similar players
Closest radar profiles among Defenders, Liga MX 2025 (n = 115): J. Murillo, R. Schlegel and J. R. Pachuca Martinez (cosine similarity of the eight axis percentiles; the full list is part of Pro).
Season 2025 · all competitions
Started 26 of 27 appearances, 1 from the bench · 84 minutes per appearance · 53% of the Liga MX minutes available (1472 of 2790).
Liga MX only: 18 apps · 1.7 Impact per match in 2025. The figures above cover all 4 competitions played that season, which is why they can differ. See the Liga MX Impact leaderboard.
Kevin Balanta stats per 90 · Liga MX 2025, defender
| Stat | Kevin Balanta | vs defenders | Last season |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tacklesper 90 | 1.59 | higher than 50% | 3.06 |
| Interceptionsper 90 | 0.55 | higher than 4% | 1.46 |
| Blocksper 90 | 0.61 | higher than 63% | 0.73 |
| Duels wonper 90 | 3.73 | higher than 39% | 5.54 |
| Duel win rate | 51.7% | higher than 30% | 62.3% |
| Fouls committedper 90 | 1.71 | fewer than 12% | 1.17 |
| Cardsper 90 | 0.55 | fewer than 4% | 0.29 |
| Passesper 90 | 41.58 | higher than 53% | 53.24 |
| Pass accuracy | 83.4% | higher than 43% | 88.2% |
Per 90 minutes over 1472 minutes in Liga MX 2025. Ranked against 115 Liga MX defenders with 450+ minutes; “higher than N%” means a higher figure than N% of them, and for fouls, cards, offsides and goals conceded “fewer than” is the better direction. Last season: the same competition, 617 minutes.
Last 10 appearances · all competitions
- 1+ tackle7 of 10
- 2+ tackles5 of 10
- 1+ foul committed8 of 10
- 1+ shot1 of 10
- Booked3 of 10
How often, not how much: the matches where each line happened, out of the matches where it was recorded (2026-01-11 to 2026-08-20, newest first). History, not a forecast — the model’s player projections are on Pro.
Profile radar · Liga MX 2025, defender
Kevin Balanta · Defenders, Liga MX 2025 (n = 115) median
| Axis | Kevin Balanta | Median | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shootingshots p90 | 0.24on target 25.0% | 0.41 | 21st |
| Scoringgoals p90 | 0.06 | 0.00 | 71st |
| Creationkey passes + assists p90 | 0.12 | 0.42 | 16th |
| Passingpasses p90 | 41.58accuracy 83.4% | 40.59 | 53rd |
| Dribblingsuccessful dribbles p90 | 0.24success 66.7% | 0.24 | 50th |
| Duelsduels won p90 | 3.73win rate 51.7% | 4.04 | 39th |
| Defendingtackles + interceptions + blocks p90 | 2.75 | 3.22 | 26th |
| Disciplinecards + fouls p90 (fewer is better) | 2.26 | 1.43 | 95th |
Radius is the percentile within the cohort; Discipline count fewer as better. Figures are per 90 minutes over 1472 minutes in Liga MX 2025. Cohort: 115 players with 450+ minutes.
Where that sits in Liga MX
1.7 per match — 25th percentile of 330 qualifying Liga MX players (10+ apps), 2025. Shaded band = 10th–90th percentile; the line is the median.
Career · every team, by season · all competitions
| Season | Team | Apps | Goals | Assists | Tkl+Int/90 | KP/90 | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Santa Fe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 2.5 |
| 2025 | Santos Laguna | 20 | 1 | 0 | 2.12 | 0.16 | 1.7 |
| 2025 | Defensa Y Justicia | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2.67 | 0.00 | 2.1 |
| 2024 | Club Tijuana | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4.52 | 0.15 | 2.5 |
| 2023 | Club Tijuana | 21 | 0 | 0 | 3.13 | 0.34 | 2.4 |
| 2022 | Club Queretaro | 15 | 0 | 0 | 3.38 | 0.28 | 2.8 |
Game log · last 10 appearances · all competitions
| Date | Opponent | Min | G | A | Sh | SoT | KP | Tkl | Cards | Rating | Impact | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-20 | Santa Fe v River Plate2026 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.2 | 2.5 | Match → |
| 2026-04-26 | v Monterrey | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.9 | 1.6 | Match → | |
| 2026-04-23 | @ Atletico San Luis | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.6 | 2.3 | Match → |
| 2026-04-19 | v Atlas | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | -0.4 | Match → | |
| 2026-04-12 | @ CF Pachuca | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6.5 | 3.1 | Match → |
| 2026-03-22 | v Puebla sub | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 | 0.4 | Match → |
| 2026-02-28 | @ Club Queretaro | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | Match → |
| 2026-02-07 | @ Tigres UANL | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5.9 | 3.4 | Match → |
| 2026-01-31 | @ U.N.A.M. - Pumas | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.7 | 1 | Match → | |
| 2026-01-11 | v Necaxa | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.2 | 2.8 | Match → |
Min = minutes; Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that match. Rating is the data provider’s; Impact is TACTIX’s published formula.
Home v away · per 90 · 2025 · all competitions: Tackles 0.99 at home (909 min), 1.67 away (1350 min); Interceptions 0.89 at home (909 min), 0.87 away (1350 min).
Impact trend · last 10 matches
TACTIX model: Kevin Balanta’s match projections
Frequently asked questions
- How many tackles does Kevin Balanta average per 90?
- Kevin Balanta averages 1.59 tackles per 90 minutes in Liga MX 2025 (1472 minutes) — higher than 50% of 115 Liga MX defenders with 450+ minutes.
- How many goals and assists does Kevin Balanta have this season?
- This season Kevin Balanta has 1 goal and 0 assists in 27 appearances (2259 minutes played).
- Does Kevin Balanta start every game?
- Kevin Balanta started 26 of 27 appearances in 2025, averaging 84 minutes per appearance (all competitions).
- How often does Kevin Balanta get booked?
- Kevin Balanta was booked in 3 of the last 10 appearances where cards were recorded (all competitions); 11 yellow and 0 red this season.
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