Álex Baena#10

Atlético·LaLiga·Attack - Left Winger

25 years(20/07/2001)1,72mrightSpainContract until 30/06/2030

€40.00mMarket value#5 in Atlético · #31 in LaLiga

Key stats

Goals31.13 / 90

xG0.630.24 / 90

Assists10.38 / 90

xA0.820.31 / 90

Shots72.64 / 90

Key passes103.77 / 90

Minutes2394 matches

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. What xG, npxG, xA and xGChain mean

Reality checkactual vs expected, by season

Goals vs xG

+2.6

+0.2

21.8

25/26

+2.4

30.6

26/27

Goals xG · total 5 / 2.4

Assists vs xA

-3.4

-3.6

36.6

25/26

+0.2

10.8

26/27

Assists xA · total 4 / 7.4

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.

Statistics

This season

Season	Competition	Apps	Min	G	A	YC	RC
26/27	LaLiga	4	239	3	1	1	0

By competition

Competition	Apps	G	A
LaLiga	139	20	31
LaLiga2	38	5	6
2ª B - Grupo III	23	0	5
Copa del Rey	22	3	5
Europa League	17	4	5
UEFA Champions League	13	0	0
Conference League	7	4	2
Promoción a LaLiga	4	0	1
UECL Qualifying	2	0	1
Premier League Int. Cup U21	2	0	0
Supercopa	1	0	0
UEFA Super Cup	0	0	0

By club

Club	Apps	G	A
Villarreal	148	26	40
Atlético	50	5	4
Girona	45	5	7
Villarreal CF B	25	0	5

Transfers7

Date	Season	From	To	Fee	Market value
02/07/2025	25/26	Villarreal	Atlético	€42.00m	€55.00m
30/06/2022	21/22	Girona	Villarreal	End of loan	€3.00m
19/08/2021	21/22	Villarreal	Girona	loan transfer	€2.50m
01/08/2020	20/21	Villarreal CF B	Villarreal	-	€200k
01/07/2019	19/20	Villarreal U19	Villarreal CF B	-	-
01/07/2018	18/19	Roda U19	Villarreal U19	-	-
01/07/2017	17/18	Villarreal Yth.	Roda U19	-	-

Market value

€40.00m Current€55.00m Highest · 09/06/202505/06/2026 Last change

21.11.201905.06.2026

#5 Atlético#31 LaLiga#16 Left Winger#18 Spain#170 Worldwide#26 Year 2001

Value history

Date	Age	Club	Value
21/11/2019	18	Villarreal CF B	€200k
11/02/2020	18	Villarreal CF B	€200k
08/10/2020	19	Villarreal CF	€200k
08/12/2020	19	Villarreal CF	€2.00m
05/01/2021	19	Villarreal CF	€2.00m
10/06/2021	19	Villarreal CF	€2.50m
27/12/2021	20	Girona FC	€2.50m
29/06/2022	20	Girona FC	€3.00m
23/09/2022	21	Villarreal CF	€10.00m
07/11/2022	21	Villarreal CF	€15.00m
23/03/2023	21	Villarreal CF	€20.00m
13/06/2023	21	Villarreal CF	€20.00m
22/12/2023	22	Villarreal CF	€25.00m
07/06/2024	22	Villarreal CF	€40.00m
11/10/2024	23	Villarreal CF	€50.00m
27/12/2024	23	Villarreal CF	€50.00m
09/06/2025	23	Villarreal CF	€55.00m
12/12/2025	24	Atlético de Madrid	€55.00m
16/03/2026	24	Atlético de Madrid	€45.00m
05/06/2026	24	Atlético de Madrid	€40.00m

xG Statisticsall seasons

Season	League	Club	Apps	Min	G	xG	npxG	A	xA	Sh	KP	xGChain
2026	La liga	Atletico Madrid	4	239	3	0.63	0.63	1	0.82	7	10	1.67
2025	La liga	Atletico Madrid	27	1615	2	1.78	1.78	3	6.57	29	46	11.44

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.