Rodrigo MendozaCM#4

Atlético·LaLiga·Midfield - Central Midfield

21 years(15/03/2005)1,82mrightSpainContract until 30/06/2031

6.61Rating30 matches in 12 months

€20.00mMarket value#12 in Atlético · #67 in LaLiga

Last 5rating per match

LaLiga02.116.7

LaLiga07.116.2

LaLiga28.116.4

Copa del Rey03.126.9

LaLiga07.126.4

Form, 12 monthsaverage rating per month

6.40Nov

6.60Dec

6.60Jan

6.60Feb

6.40Mar

6.20Apr

6.80May

Jun

Jul

6.70Aug

6.60Sep

7.60Oct

Key statsU21 Euro Qualification · LaLiga · UEFA Champions League · Copa del Rey

Goals30.14 / 9012 of 34Rank

xG1.120.08 / 9012 of 34Rank

Assists20.09 / 9015 of 34Rank

xA1.310.09 / 9021 of 34Rank

Shots261.21 / 9016 of 34Rank

Shots on target831%19 of 34Rank

Key passes231.07 / 9019 of 34Rank

Pass accuracy86.6%

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 25/26. What xG, npxG, xA and xGChain mean

Player profileattributes and traits

Player Position average

Attacking56

Technique52

Tactical37

Defending35

Creativity59

Strengths

Discipline

Weaknesses

No outstanding weaknesses

Player positions: MC

Positions on the pitch

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

AttackingPer 90 · Percentile

Goals0.0767%

xG0.1276%

Shots1.2470%

Shots on target0.2958%

Conversion %5.848%

Big chances missed0.0736%

Dribbles1.4694%

Fouls won1.6876%

Offsides0.1533%

PlaymakingPer 90 · Percentile

Assists0.0758%

xA0.0858%

Key passes1.1061%

Big chances created0.1561%

Accurate passes40.1452%

Pass accuracy %85.436%

Final third passes12.2164%

Long balls1.8348%

Crosses0.4469%

DefendingPer 90 · Percentile

Tackles1.179%

Interceptions0.296%

Clearances0.9530%

Blocks0.1526%

Aerial duels won0.5133%

Duels won4.8333%

Recoveries4.3939%

Dribbled past0.5885%

Fouls2.1912%

Errors leading to goal0.0059%

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 33 midfielders · LaLiga · season 25/26 · min 270′ · player 1231′

Similar playersLaLiga · midfielders · season 25/26

82%

Denis SuárezAlavés · Midfield - Attacking Midfield6.68Rating1G2A32age 82%

Thomas LemarElche CF · Midfield - Attacking Midfield6.74Rating3G1A30age 78%

Pedro DíazRayo Vallecano · Midfield - Central Midfield6.54Rating0G1A28age 77%

Aimar OrozCA Osasuna · Midfield - Attacking Midfield6.80Rating0G2A24age 77%

Carles AleñáAlavés · Midfield - Central Midfield6.56Rating0G4A28age 77%

Pol LozanoEspanyol · Midfield - Central Midfield6.66Rating2G1A26age

Profile match = 100 − mean gap of per-90 percentiles across 28 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

-0.4

-0.1

11.1

25/26

-0.3

00.3

26/27

Goals xG · total 1 / 1.4

Assists vs xA

-0.3

-0.3

11.3

25/26

00.0

26/27

Assists xA · total 1 / 1.3

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

StatusInjuredsince 07.03.2026

Missed matches6last 12 months

National teamSpain U214 caps · 0 goals

Contract until30/06/2031

Market value€20.00mHighest: €20.00m (16/03/2026)

Season statsSeason 25/26

Competition	Team	Season	Apps	Min	Rating	G	A	G+A	YC	RC
U21 Euro Qualification	Spain U21	25/26	5	327	7.10	1	—	1	—	—
LaLiga	Atlético Madrid	25/26	8	441	6.50	—	1	1	2	—
UEFA Champions League	Atlético Madrid	25/26	1	10	6.50	—	—	0	—	—
Copa del Rey	Atlético Madrid	25/26	1	23	6.80	—	—	0	—	—
LaLiga	Elche	25/26	16	790	6.59	1	—	1	4	—
Copa del Rey	Elche	25/26	4	335	6.85	1	1	2	—	—

Transfers3

Date	Season	From	To	Fee	Market value
02/02/2026	25/26	Elche CF	Atlético	€16.00m	€15.00m
01/07/2023	23/24	Elche U19	Elche CF	-	-
01/07/2021	21/22	Elche CF Youth	Elche U19	-	-

Market value

€20.00m Current€20.00m Highest · 16/03/202605/06/2026 Last change

20.12.202305.06.2026

#12 Atlético#77 Central Midfield#67 LaLiga#49 Spain#562 Worldwide#38 Year 2005

Value history

Date	Age	Club	Value
20/12/2023	18	Elche CF	€200k
26/03/2024	19	Elche CF	€1.00m
24/06/2024	19	Elche CF	€1.00m
13/12/2024	19	Elche CF	€1.00m
24/06/2025	20	Elche CF	€1.00m
02/10/2025	20	Elche CF	€9.00m
12/12/2025	20	Elche CF	€15.00m
16/03/2026	21	Atlético de Madrid	€20.00m
05/06/2026	21	Atlético de Madrid	€20.00m

xG Statisticsall seasons

Season	League	Club	Apps	Min	G	xG	npxG	A	xA	Sh	KP	xGChain
2026	La liga	Atletico Madrid	3	113	0	0.28	0.28	0	0	5	0	0.23
2025	La liga	Atletico Madrid,Elche	24	1243	1	1.12	1.12	1	1.31	17	15	4.65

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.