Executive Summary
39%
Clubs' average hit rate
In total we identified 183 real signings by the clubs of Primera División in the 2023 season — academy promotions, loan returns, internal moves and transfers that never went through are excluded. Of these, 180 are included in the hit-rate calculation; 3 are youth investments (under-23 with no game time), classified separately. Signings without relevant minutes in the season count as unsuccessful.
Club Ranking
| Club | League position | Signings | Evaluated | Successful | Fair | Unsuccessful | Hit rate % |
|---|
| 1 | Universidad de Chile | 9º | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 67% |
| 2 | Palestino | 5º | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 57% |
| 3 | A. Italiano | 13º | 11 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 50% |
| 4 | Union Espanola | 10º | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 50% |
| 5 | Everton de Vina | 6º | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 50% |
| 6 | Magallanes | 15º | 22 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 41% |
| 7 | Colo Colo | 2º | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 41% |
| 8 | O'Higgins | 11º | 8 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 38% |
| 9 | Union La Calera | 8º | 20 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 36% |
| 10 | Coquimbo Unido | 4º | 19 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 34% |
| 11 | Deportes Copiapo | 14º | 25 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 34% |
| 12 | Nublense | 12º | 12 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 33% |
| 13 | Cobresal | 3º | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 33% |
| 14 | U. Catolica | 7º | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 30% |
| 15 | Curico Unido | 16º | 10 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 25% |
| 16 | Huachipato | 1º | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10% |
The difference between Signings and Evaluated are youth investments (under-23 with no game time in the season), classified separately. Signings without relevant minutes are unsuccessful (Did not deliver).
Season Highlights
The ten signings with the greatest technical impact of the season, according to the Player Impact Score (PIS).
| Player | Club | Pos | Min | G+A | Avg rating | Rating |
|---|
| Rodrigo Holgado | Coquimbo Unido | F | 2455 | 16+3 | 7.24 | Excellent |
| Sebastián Sáez | Everton de Vina | F | 2192 | 12+4 | 7.04 | Excellent |
| Leonardo Valencia | Cobresal | M | 2016 | 6+6 | 7.13 | Excellent |
| Leandro Fernández | Universidad de Chile | F | 1907 | 10+3 | 7.12 | Excellent |
| Gonzalo Sosa | A. Italiano | F | 2258 | 10+3 | 6.90 | Excellent |
| Juan Cornejo | Coquimbo Unido | D | 2723 | 0+7 | 7.01 | Excellent |
| Carlos Palacios | Colo Colo | F | 1642 | 7+3 | 6.96 | Excellent |
| Gonzalo Ríos | A. Italiano | M | 1455 | 8+2 | 6.92 | Excellent |
| Maximiliano Quinteros | Deportes Copiapo | F | 2142 | 8+1 | 6.87 | Excellent |
| Joaquín Larrivey | Magallanes | F | 950 | 7+1 | 7.07 | Fair |
Methodology
Club assessment — the universe of signings
The report considers exclusively genuine signings for the first-team squad, identified by the player's effective incorporation into the group between seasons. Excluded from the universe are: academy promotions, loan returns, internal administrative moves and transfers recorded but never completed. The aim is to measure the quality of market decisions — and those alone.
Player Impact Score (PIS)
Each evaluated signing receives a score from 0 to 100 that combines four observable technical dimensions: individual performance (average match ratings over the season), output (goals, assists and decisive actions adjusted for game time), collective performance (starting status and correlation with the club's results) and availability (volume of matches, adjusted for interruptions). High-impact players with reduced game time are promoted through an alternative efficiency criterion.
Outcome classification
The rating tiers are: Excellent and Good (successful signings — a full point in the index), Fair (intermediate performance — half a point) and Below expectations / Did not deliver (unsuccessful signings). Two categories sit outside the calculation, for distinct reasons: Injury (a serious injury prevented a fair assessment) and Investment (an under-23 player with low game time — the return depends on development and cannot be counted for or against the club in this cycle). Signings that did not reach relevant game time in the season are classified as unsuccessful, reflecting the sporting cost of the decision.
A note on scope
This is SigningLab's public, simplified model, developed for transparent retrospective market assessment. SigningLab's commercial solutions for partner clubs use a substantially larger set of variables and dedicated predictive mechanisms, and are not fully reflected in this document.
Appendix — Signings by club
* Youth investment (under-23, no game time in the season) — outside the hit-rate calculation.
A. Italiano (11 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Gonzalo Sosa | 26 | 2258 | 10 | 3 | Excellent |
| Fernando Juarez | 20 | 1693 | 0 | 0 | Fair |
| Marcelo Díaz | 21 | 1628 | 0 | 1 | Good |
| Gonzalo Ríos | 24 | 1455 | 8 | 2 | Excellent |
| Gabriel Hachen | 25 | 1245 | 2 | 5 | Good |
| Marco Collao Ramos | 29 | 1185 | 2 | 1 | Below expectations |
| Sebastian Pereira | 15 | 662 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Jhonatan Candia | 10 | 652 | 0 | 1 | Fair |
| Alessandro Riep | 10 | 503 | 0 | 0 | Fair |
| Diego Monreal | 15 | 481 | 1 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Bastian Tapia | 6 | 300 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
Cobresal (6 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Leonardo Valencia | 28 | 2016 | 6 | 6 | Excellent |
| Franco García | 30 | 1895 | 3 | 3 | Excellent |
| Walter Rueda | 25 | 521 | 1 | 1 | Below expectations |
| Julio Castro | 25 | 423 | 3 | 0 | Below expectations |
| Cristian Toro | 11 | 354 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Yerco Oyanedel | 9 | 147 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
Colo Colo (11 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Ramiro González | 27 | 1838 | 0 | 0 | Below expectations |
| Carlos Palacios | 24 | 1642 | 7 | 3 | Excellent |
| Erick Wiemberg | 20 | 1613 | 2 | 1 | Good |
| Alan Saldivia | 20 | 1372 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Leandro Benegas | 26 | 1145 | 6 | 1 | Good |
| Fernando de Paul | 30 | 907 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Fabian Castillo | 13 | 696 | 2 | 2 | Fair |
| Pablo Parra | 9 | 505 | 0 | 2 | Fair |
| Matías de los Santos | 6 | 377 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Darío Lezcano | 9 | 278 | 3 | 0 | Fair |
| Matias Moya | 13 | 214 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
Coquimbo Unido (19 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Diego Sanchez | 29 | 2724 | 0 | 0 | Good |
| Juan Cornejo | 29 | 2723 | 0 | 7 | Excellent |
| Rodrigo Holgado | 27 | 2455 | 16 | 3 | Excellent |
| Dylan Glaby | 26 | 2338 | 1 | 1 | Good |
| Salvador Sánchez | 28 | 2247 | 2 | 0 | Fair |
| Luciano Cabral | 29 | 2175 | 5 | 4 | Excellent |
| Diego Carrasco | 28 | 1794 | 1 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Sebastian Cardozo | 14 | 1031 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Javier Parraguez | 18 | 839 | 4 | 5 | Fair |
| Matias Palavecino | 22 | 757 | 1 | 1 | Below expectations |
| Nicolas Rivera | 29 | 508 | 2 | 1 | Below expectations |
| Bruno Cabrera | 6 | 496 | 1 | 0 | Fair |
| Ignacio Mesina | 7 | 407 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Luis Pavez | 24 | 380 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Levit Bejar | 5 | 147 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Miguel Pinto | 22 | 90 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Diego Orellana Riffo | 2 | 68 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Waldimir Cid | 2 | 45 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Miguel Sanhueza | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
Curico Unido (10 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Cristian Zavala | 26 | 1781 | 1 | 8 | Good |
| Omar Merlo | 27 | 1422 | 1 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Augusto Barrios | 25 | 1325 | 1 | 0 | Below expectations |
| Tobías Figueroa | 27 | 1202 | 1 | 1 | Fair |
| Jason Flores Abrigo | 27 | 1162 | 3 | 0 | Fair |
| Sebastián Cabrera | 13 | 973 | 1 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Cristopher Barrera | 5 | 394 | 0 | 1 | Fair |
| Jorge Henríquez | 2 | 180 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Rick | 1 | 28 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Sergio Vergara | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
Deportes Copiapo (25 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Juan Jose Jaime | 27 | 2468 | 2 | 0 | Excellent |
| Diego García | 27 | 2316 | 1 | 1 | Good |
| Maximiliano Quinteros | 30 | 2142 | 8 | 1 | Excellent |
| Ivan Rozas | 29 | 2046 | 1 | 0 | Good |
| Juan Sills | 26 | 2025 | 0 | 0 | Fair |
| Nelson Espinoza | 29 | 2007 | 0 | 0 | Below expectations |
| Jorge Luna | 25 | 1782 | 1 | 4 | Excellent |
| Felipe Reynero | 28 | 1600 | 0 | 3 | Fair |
| Agustín Ortíz | 24 | 1526 | 1 | 1 | Below expectations |
| Isaac Díaz | 24 | 1476 | 6 | 2 | Good |
| Marco Medel | 24 | 1218 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Nicolas Vargas | 11 | 984 | 0 | 0 | Below expectations |
| Luis Cabrera | 25 | 974 | 0 | 1 | Did not deliver |
| Yerco Oyanedel | 14 | 929 | 0 | 1 | Below expectations |
| Jhon Valladares | 21 | 875 | 3 | 0 | Fair |
| Ian Toro | 10 | 795 | 0 | 0 | Below expectations |
| Richard Leyton | 30 | 793 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Reiner Castro | 15 | 789 | 2 | 1 | Fair |
| Jens Buss | 8 | 672 | 0 | 3 | Fair |
| David Tati | 16 | 611 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Bruno Romo | 13 | 596 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Axl Ríos | 20 | 575 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Juan Contreras | 15 | 395 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Wilson Piñones | 5 | 66 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Bruno Liuzzi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
Everton de Vina (7 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Sebastián Sáez | 28 | 2192 | 12 | 4 | Excellent |
| Jorge Espejo | 28 | 1629 | 1 | 1 | Fair |
| Luis Montes | 23 | 1401 | 2 | 5 | Good |
| Leonardo Sequeira | 14 | 762 | 2 | 1 | Fair |
| Bryan Soto | 25 | 358 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Joan Cruz * | 6 | 197 | 0 | 0 | Investment |
| Claudio Gonzales | 28 | 97 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
Huachipato (5 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Felipe Loyola | 21 | 1194 | 4 | 1 | Below expectations |
| Julián Brea | 29 | 1126 | 2 | 1 | Fair |
| Pablo Daniel Magnin | 14 | 430 | 1 | 1 | Below expectations |
| Mateo Acosta | 12 | 355 | 2 | 0 | Below expectations |
| Carlos Villanueva | 15 | 142 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
Magallanes (22 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Tomás Aránguiz | 29 | 2154 | 1 | 3 | Good |
| Fernando Pinero | 28 | 2120 | 3 | 0 | Good |
| Christian Vilches | 25 | 2076 | 1 | 0 | Fair |
| Felipe Flores | 25 | 1833 | 4 | 2 | Good |
| Gastón Rodríguez | 23 | 1816 | 0 | 0 | Below expectations |
| Alfred Canales | 28 | 1744 | 3 | 0 | Good |
| Nicolas Berardo | 25 | 1725 | 2 | 1 | Fair |
| Julián Alfaro | 27 | 1360 | 2 | 0 | Fair |
| Carlos Villanueva | 26 | 1158 | 2 | 3 | Good |
| Thomas Jones | 26 | 1086 | 1 | 2 | Below expectations |
| Cristóbal Jorquera | 22 | 1045 | 3 | 4 | Good |
| Ivan Vasquez | 25 | 1044 | 0 | 2 | Did not deliver |
| Joaquín Larrivey | 12 | 950 | 7 | 1 | Fair |
| Simón Contreras | 23 | 879 | 1 | 1 | Fair |
| Albert Acevedo | 19 | 588 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Marcelo Filla | 8 | 518 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| César Cortés | 6 | 505 | 0 | 0 | Fair |
| Nicolás Crovetto | 11 | 457 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Andrés Souper | 8 | 206 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Felipe Cadenazzi | 7 | 143 | 0 | 1 | Did not deliver |
| Yeiler Goez | 2 | 77 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Jorge Luis Deschamps | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
Nublense (12 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Juan Leiva | 29 | 2059 | 0 | 1 | Fair |
| Nicolas Zalazar | 24 | 1828 | 2 | 1 | Fair |
| Bayron Oyarzo | 25 | 1535 | 1 | 1 | Fair |
| Raimundo Rebolledo | 25 | 1365 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Ismael Sosa | 15 | 1170 | 3 | 1 | Excellent |
| Lucas Abascia | 21 | 1162 | 1 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Andres Vilches | 23 | 1134 | 2 | 1 | Fair |
| Alex Valdés | 24 | 962 | 3 | 1 | Fair |
| Jorge Henríquez | 14 | 776 | 1 | 1 | Fair |
| Pablo Aránguiz | 20 | 570 | 1 | 1 | Below expectations |
| Juan Córdova | 14 | 333 | 0 | 1 | Did not deliver |
| Santiago Dittborn | 13 | 185 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
O'Higgins (8 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Ignacio Gonzalez | 26 | 2194 | 0 | 0 | Fair |
| Nicolas Thaller | 26 | 1790 | 0 | 0 | Below expectations |
| Arnaldo Castillo | 25 | 1214 | 4 | 3 | Good |
| Valentín Larralde | 17 | 969 | 0 | 2 | Fair |
| Brian Blando | 15 | 958 | 5 | 1 | Fair |
| Bryan Rabello | 13 | 861 | 1 | 4 | Fair |
| Martín Maturana | 17 | 341 | 0 | 2 | Did not deliver |
| Pedro Navarro | 7 | 65 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
Palestino (7 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Cesar Rigamonti | 27 | 2461 | 0 | 0 | Good |
| Dilan Zúñiga | 23 | 2002 | 1 | 1 | Good |
| Fernando Cornejo | 28 | 1897 | 5 | 2 | Excellent |
| Fernando Meza | 22 | 1511 | 0 | 1 | Fair |
| Joe Abrigo | 15 | 849 | 3 | 2 | Fair |
| Gonzalo Collao | 18 | 315 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Hernán Rivero | 12 | 142 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
U. Catolica (5 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Eugenio Mena | 21 | 1672 | 1 | 2 | Good |
| Brayan Rovira | 23 | 1492 | 0 | 4 | Fair |
| Byron Nieto | 30 | 1333 | 0 | 1 | Did not deliver |
| Guillermo Burdisso | 20 | 1135 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Franco di Santo | 24 | 1077 | 2 | 1 | Below expectations |
Union Espanola (9 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Simón Ramírez | 25 | 2055 | 0 | 3 | Excellent |
| Sebastian Perez | 23 | 2049 | 0 | 0 | Good |
| Ariel Uribe | 26 | 1971 | 5 | 2 | Excellent |
| José Tiznado | 21 | 1791 | 1 | 1 | Good |
| Emanuel Cecchini | 18 | 1073 | 0 | 0 | Below expectations |
| Bryan Carvallo | 28 | 1010 | 2 | 5 | Fair |
| Thomas Rodríguez | 16 | 249 | 0 | 1 | Did not deliver |
| Andrés Segovia | 5 | 34 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Emiliano Vecchio | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
Union La Calera (20 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Tomas Astaburuaga | 29 | 2506 | 1 | 1 | Good |
| Omar Carabalí | 30 | 2426 | 0 | 0 | Below expectations |
| Juan Freytes | 26 | 1866 | 2 | 0 | Fair |
| Diego Buonanotte | 30 | 1853 | 3 | 6 | Good |
| Francisco Salinas | 26 | 1831 | 2 | 3 | Good |
| Leandro Díaz | 27 | 1793 | 0 | 2 | Fair |
| Hernán Lópes | 23 | 1758 | 1 | 0 | Fair |
| Sebastián Lomónaco | 30 | 1364 | 4 | 3 | Fair |
| Augusto Max | 15 | 982 | 0 | 0 | Fair |
| Agustín Rodríguez | 12 | 921 | 4 | 1 | Fair |
| John Salas | 20 | 681 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Juan Carlos Gaete | 14 | 565 | 2 | 1 | Fair |
| Nelson Acevedo | 8 | 564 | 0 | 0 | Below expectations |
| Enzo Ferrario | 13 | 478 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Fernando Otárola | 30 | 371 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Nicolás Peñailillo | 12 | 299 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Bairo Riveros | 12 | 148 | 1 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Nicolás Aedo * | 14 | 129 | 0 | 0 | Investment |
| Diego Sanhueza * | 3 | 100 | 0 | 0 | Investment |
| Alejo Antilef | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
Universidad de Chile (6 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Matias Zaldivia | 23 | 1988 | 0 | 1 | Good |
| Leandro Fernández | 26 | 1907 | 10 | 3 | Excellent |
| Juan Gomez | 25 | 1627 | 0 | 1 | Good |
| Federico Mateos | 20 | 1606 | 2 | 2 | Excellent |
| Cristopher Toselli | 30 | 917 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Vicente Fernández | 7 | 247 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |