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Real Betis·LaLiga·Midfield - Central Midfield

30 years(22/02/1996)1,78mrightSpainContract until 30/06/2029

7.01Rating50 matches in 12 months

€8.00mMarket value#9 in Real Betis · #149 in LaLiga

Last 5rating per match

LaLiga02.116.7

UEFA Europa 06.116.1

LaLiga09.116.8

World Cup Qu18.116.7

LaLiga23.116.7

Form, 12 monthsaverage rating per month

7.00Nov

7.10Dec

7.00Jan

6.80Feb

7.00Mar

7.00Apr

7.20May

Jun

Jul

7.10Aug

7.00Sep

Oct

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Key statsLaLiga · UEFA Champions League

Goals011 of 31Rank

xG0.360.11 / 909 of 29Rank

Assists10.17 / 909 of 31Rank

xA0.340.11 / 907 of 31Rank

Shots111.82 / 907 of 29Rank

Shots on target00%20 of 29Rank

Key passes162.64 / 904 of 31Rank

Pass accuracy85.7%

xG — expected goals: the quality of the chances taken; xA — expected assists: the quality of the chances created. Values per 90 minutes are shown under the totals. Rank: place among midfielders — LaLiga, season 26/27. What xG, npxG, xA and xGChain mean

Player profileattributes and traits

Player Position average

Attacking67

Technique68

Tactical51

Defending38

Creativity80

Strengths

Passing
Discipline

Weaknesses

Long balls

Player positions: MC · DM · AM

Positions on the pitch

Percentiles per 90per 90 minutes vs positional peers of the league

AttackingPer 90 · Percentile

Goals0.0033%

xG0.0868%

Shots1.7879%

Shots on target0.0016%

Conversion %032%

Big chances missed0.0060%

Dribbles0.7967%

Fouls won0.9948%

PlaymakingPer 90 · Percentile

Assists0.0037%

xA0.1173%

Key passes2.3783%

Big chances created0.0033%

Accurate passes54.5997%

Pass accuracy %85.237%

Final third passes16.2293%

Long balls2.7767%

Crosses1.1989%

DefendingPer 90 · Percentile

Tackles0.593%

Interceptions0.9953%

Clearances0.200%

Aerial duels won0.4030%

Duels won2.773%

Recoveries7.91100%

Dribbled past0.7963%

Fouls0.7993%

Errors leading to goal0.0057%

What a percentile means

The percentile shows what share of players of the same position in this league the player beats on a per-90-minute metric. 90% — better than nine out of ten peers; 50% — the league median. Per 90 minutes removes the effect of playing time.

For fouls, offsides, being dribbled past and goals conceded the scale is inverted: a higher percentile means fewer of them.

vs 30 midfielders · LaLiga · season 26/27 · min 270′ · player 455′

Similar playersLaLiga · midfielders · season 26/27

81%

Mario SorianoDep. A Coruña · Midfield - Attacking Midfield7.01Rating0G2A24age 79%

Pedro DíazRayo Vallecano · Midfield - Central Midfield6.63Rating0G0A28age 77%

Sergio CanalesRacing · Midfield - Attacking Midfield6.57Rating1G0A35age 76%

Denis SuárezAlavés · Midfield - Attacking Midfield6.92Rating0G0A32age 76%

Dani LorenzoMálaga CF · Midfield - Attacking Midfield6.82Rating0G0A23age 75%

Carlos DotorMálaga CF · Midfield - Central Midfield6.98Rating1G0A25age

Profile match = 100 − mean gap of per-90 percentiles across 26 metrics of this position; players of the same league, position group and season with at least 270 minutes.

Reality checkactual vs expected, by season

Goals vs xG

+3.7

+4.1

94.9

25/26

-0.4

00.4

26/27

Goals xG · total 9 / 5.3

Assists vs xA

-2.2

-1.9

67.9

25/26

-0.3

00.3

26/27

Assists xA · total 6 / 8.2

Bars above xG mean the player scores more than the quality of his chances suggests; a long run below xG is usually a finishing problem, a short one — variance.

Availability

StatusAvailable50 matches in 12 months

National teamSpain9 caps · 1 goals

Contract until30/06/2029

Market value€8.00mHighest: €30.00m (21/12/2018)

Season statsSeason 26/27

Competition	Team	Season	Apps	Min	Rating	G	A	G+A	YC	RC
LaLiga	Real Betis	26/27	6	455	6.82	—	—	0	—	—
UEFA Champions League	Real Betis	26/27	1	90	7.20	—	1	1	—	—

Transfers7

Date	Season	From	To	Fee	Market value
01/02/2024	23/24	West Ham	Real Betis	€8.00m	€17.00m
01/07/2019	19/20	Villarreal	West Ham	€28.00m	€25.00m
24/07/2017	17/18	Málaga CF	Villarreal	€12.00m	€10.00m
01/07/2015	15/16	Atl. Malagueño	Málaga CF	-	-
01/07/2014	14/15	Málaga U19	Atl. Malagueño	-	-
01/07/2012	12/13	Castellón U19	Málaga U19	?	-
01/07/2008	08/09	Villarreal Yth.	Castellón U19	?	-

Market value

€8.00m Current€30.00m Highest · 21/12/201805/06/2026 Last change

22.11.201505.06.2026

#209 Central Midfield#149 LaLiga#9 Real Betis#116 Spain#1.481 Worldwide#66 Year 1996

Value history

Date	Age	Club	Value
22/11/2015	19	Málaga CF	€500k
22/02/2016	20	Málaga CF	€1.00m
15/07/2016	20	Málaga CF	€3.00m
24/01/2017	20	Málaga CF	€5.00m
05/06/2017	21	Málaga CF	€10.00m
17/08/2017	21	Villarreal CF	€12.00m
01/01/2018	21	Villarreal CF	€15.00m
22/03/2018	22	Villarreal CF	€25.00m
30/05/2018	22	Villarreal CF	€25.00m
21/12/2018	22	Villarreal CF	€30.00m
11/06/2019	23	Villarreal CF	€25.00m
10/12/2019	23	West Ham United	€22.00m
09/03/2020	24	West Ham United	€20.00m
08/04/2020	24	West Ham United	€16.00m
13/10/2020	24	West Ham United	€18.00m
18/03/2021	25	West Ham United	€18.00m
03/06/2021	25	West Ham United	€18.00m
05/10/2021	25	West Ham United	€20.00m
23/12/2021	25	West Ham United	€20.00m
15/06/2022	26	West Ham United	€22.00m
15/09/2022	26	West Ham United	€25.00m
03/11/2022	26	West Ham United	€25.00m
20/06/2023	27	West Ham United	€22.00m
19/12/2023	27	West Ham United	€17.00m
07/06/2024	28	Real Betis Balompié	€14.00m
27/12/2024	28	Real Betis Balompié	€9.00m
21/03/2025	29	Real Betis Balompié	€6.00m
09/06/2025	29	Real Betis Balompié	€6.00m
12/12/2025	29	Real Betis Balompié	€8.00m
05/06/2026	30	Real Betis Balompié	€8.00m

xG Statisticsall seasons

Season	League	Club	Apps	Min	G	xG	npxG	A	xA	Sh	KP	xGChain
2026	La liga	Real Betis	4	290	0	0.36	0.36	0	0.34	6	10	1.08
2025	La liga	Real Betis	37	2912	9	4.94	4.94	6	7.89	43	84	23.13

What xG, npxG, xA and xGChain mean

xG Expected goals: How many goals an average finisher would score from the same shots. A 0.30 xG shot goes in about 3 times in 10. Goals above xG mean efficient finishing; below — a cold streak or poor finishing.
npxG Non-penalty xG: The same xG without penalties. A penalty alone is worth about 0.76 xG, so npxG is a cleaner view of open-play and set-piece chances.
xA Expected assists: The xG of the shots that followed the player's passes. High xA with few assists means teammates missed good chances.
xGChain xG chain: Team xG from every possession the player touched. It shows involvement in build-up, not only the shot or the final pass, so a deep midfielder can rank high without scoring.
KP Key passes: Passes that led directly to a shot — the volume behind xA.