Iñigo Ruiz de GalarretaAthletic Club logo

Iñigo Ruiz de GalarretaCM#16

Athletic Club·Serie B logoSerie B·Midfield - Central Midfield

33 years(06/08/1993)1,75mrightSpainContract until 30/06/2027

6.87Rating41 matches in 12 months
€2.00mMarket value#20 in Athletic Club

Last 5rating per match

LaLiga01.117
UEFA Champio05.116.6
LaLiga09.117.1
LaLiga22.116.6
UEFA Champio25.116.5

Form, 12 monthsaverage rating per month

6.80Nov
6.80Dec
6.60Jan
7.20Feb
7.00Mar
6.80Apr
7.00May
Jun
Jul
6.60Aug
7.10Sep
Oct

Club matchesAthletic Club

Key statsLaLiga

Goals018 of 55Rank
xG0.040.03 / 9036 of 53Rank
Assists10.31 / 908 of 55Rank
xA0.660.44 / 909 of 55Rank
Shots51.53 / 9021 of 53Rank
Shots on target00%38 of 53Rank
Key passes61.84 / 9021 of 55Rank
Pass accuracy86.8%

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

ATTACKING57TECHNIQUE64TACTICAL52DEFENDING46CREATIVITY66

Player Position average

Attacking57
Technique64
Tactical52
Defending46
Creativity66

Strengths

No outstanding strengths

Weaknesses

No outstanding weaknesses

Player positions: MC · DM

Positions on the pitch

CMDMAttack →

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

AttackingPer 90 · Percentile

Goals0.0034%
xG0.0440%
Shots1.5373%
Shots on target0.0014%
Conversion %034%
Big chances missed0.0063%
Dribbles1.2278%
Fouls won1.8480%

PlaymakingPer 90 · Percentile

Assists0.3184%
xA0.2698%
Key passes1.8473%
Big chances created0.3179%
Accurate passes58.1693%
Pass accuracy %86.852%
Final third passes15.0083%
Long balls3.9893%
Crosses0.3154%

DefendingPer 90 · Percentile

Tackles1.2218%
Interceptions1.5376%
Clearances0.315%
Aerial duels won1.5388%
Duels won5.8276%
Recoveries5.5178%
Dribbled past1.2235%
Fouls2.456%
Errors leading to goal0.0056%

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 54 midfielders · LaLiga · season 26/27 · min 270′ · player 294′

Similar playersLaLiga · midfielders · season 26/27

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

+0.3

Goals xG · total 1 / 0.7

Assists vs xA

-1.0

Assists xA · total 3 / 4.0

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

StatusAvailable41 matches in 12 months
National teamSpain U174 caps · 0 goals
Contract until30/06/2027
Market value€2.00mHighest: €5.00m (22/12/2023)

Season statsSeason 26/27

CompetitionTeamSeasonAppsMinRatingGAG+AYCRC
LaLiga logoLaLigaAthletic Club logoAthletic Club26/2752946.98—112—
Transfers17
DateSeasonFromToFeeMarket value
01/07/202323/24RCD Mallorca logoRCD MallorcaAthletic Club logoAthletic Clubfree transfer€3.00m
21/07/202019/20UD Las Palmas logoUD Las PalmasRCD Mallorca logoRCD MallorcaEnd of loan€1.60m
02/09/201919/20RCD Mallorca logoRCD MallorcaUD Las Palmas logoUD Las Palmasloan transfer€2.00m
01/09/201919/20UD Las Palmas logoUD Las PalmasRCD Mallorca logoRCD Mallorca?€2.00m
07/08/201818/19Barcelona B logoBarcelona BUD Las Palmas logoUD Las Palmas€500k€800k
17/07/201717/18CD Numancia logoCD NumanciaBarcelona B logoBarcelona B€700k€800k
12/07/201615/16Athletic Club logoAthletic ClubCD Numancia logoCD Numanciafree transfer€500k
30/06/201615/16CD Leganés logoCD LeganésAthletic Club logoAthletic ClubEnd of loan€500k
11/08/201515/16Athletic Club logoAthletic ClubCD Leganés logoCD Leganésloan transfer€800k
30/06/201514/15Real Zaragoza logoReal ZaragozaAthletic Club logoAthletic ClubEnd of loan€800k
12/08/201414/15Athletic Club logoAthletic ClubReal Zaragoza logoReal Zaragozaloan transfer€800k
30/06/201413/14CD Mirandés logoCD MirandésAthletic Club logoAthletic ClubEnd of loan€800k
06/08/201313/14Athletic Club logoAthletic ClubCD Mirandés logoCD Mirandésloan transfer€1.00m
18/03/201312/13Bilbao Athletic logoBilbao AthleticAthletic Club logoAthletic Club-€1.00m
01/07/201111/12Bilbao U19Bilbao Athletic--
01/01/201009/10Bilbao U18Bilbao U19--
01/07/200909/10Bilbao YouthBilbao U18--

Market value

€2.00m Current€5.00m Highest · 22/12/202305/06/2026 Last change
€5.00m
25.08.201205.06.2026
#20 Athletic Club#601 Central Midfield#338 LaLiga#326 Spain#4.777 Worldwide#75 Year 1993
Value history
DateAgeClubValue
25/08/201219Bilbao Athletic€1.00m
11/01/201319Bilbao Athletic€1.00m
12/06/201319Athletic Bilbao logoAthletic Bilbao€1.00m
08/10/201320CD Mirandés logoCD Mirandés€1.00m
06/02/201420CD Mirandés logoCD Mirandés€800k
20/07/201420Athletic Bilbao logoAthletic Bilbao€800k
12/08/201421Real Zaragoza logoReal Zaragoza€800k
08/01/201521Real Zaragoza logoReal Zaragoza€800k
01/07/201521Athletic Bilbao logoAthletic Bilbao€800k
20/11/201522CD Leganés logoCD Leganés€700k
22/02/201622CD Leganés logoCD Leganés€500k
15/07/201622CD Numancia logoCD Numancia€400k
24/01/201723CD Numancia logoCD Numancia€700k
29/06/201723CD Numancia logoCD Numancia€800k
01/01/201824FC Barcelona B logoFC Barcelona B€800k
30/05/201824FC Barcelona B logoFC Barcelona B€800k
19/02/201925UD Las Palmas logoUD Las Palmas€800k
29/06/201925UD Las Palmas logoUD Las Palmas€2.00m
20/12/201926UD Las Palmas logoUD Las Palmas€2.00m
08/04/202026UD Las Palmas logoUD Las Palmas€1.60m
08/10/202027RCD Mallorca logoRCD Mallorca€1.50m
08/01/202127RCD Mallorca logoRCD Mallorca€2.00m
24/06/202127RCD Mallorca logoRCD Mallorca€3.00m
30/12/202128RCD Mallorca logoRCD Mallorca€2.50m
21/03/202228RCD Mallorca logoRCD Mallorca€2.00m
03/06/202228RCD Mallorca logoRCD Mallorca€1.80m
07/11/202229RCD Mallorca logoRCD Mallorca€2.00m
13/06/202329RCD Mallorca logoRCD Mallorca€3.00m
22/12/202330Athletic Bilbao logoAthletic Bilbao€5.00m
07/06/202430Athletic Bilbao logoAthletic Bilbao€5.00m
27/12/202431Athletic Bilbao logoAthletic Bilbao€4.00m
09/06/202531Athletic Bilbao logoAthletic Bilbao€3.00m
12/12/202532Athletic Bilbao logoAthletic Bilbao€2.50m
05/06/202632Athletic Bilbao logoAthletic Bilbao€2.00m
xG Statisticsall seasons
SeasonLeagueClubAppsMinGxGnpxGAxAShKPxGChain
2026La ligaAthletic Club logoAthletic Club313600.040.0410.66141.11
2025La ligaAthletic Club logoAthletic Club34228910.660.6623.33203010.06

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.

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