Abel Bretones

Bretones's current-season form is level with last season (Season 26→26), while his Rating climbed 66→72. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 51).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Osasuna · 11th	1	0	0	7	72	26
2025/26	Osasuna · 17th	28	1	2	6.74	66	26
2024/25	Osasuna · 9th	37	2	0	6.73	80	27
2023/24	Oviedo · 6th	44	1	4	6.93	73	51
2022/23	Oviedo · 8th	40	0	2	6.73	70	49

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 4 earlier seasons and 2 youth-team spells in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthCentral defender

Abel Bretones is a 26-year-old central defender at Osasuna, rated 65.4 overall by Field Insider's model. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (48.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.04 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Bretones.

On the season, Bretones graded 16 for current form (age-blind), on 3 clean sheets and 3.04 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 26 → 26). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 65. At 26 Bretones is in his prime years, and a market index of 43.3 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending downStepped up 2024/25

65.4

Ratingi

a strong, regular top-tier starter

15.8

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

48.5%

Minutes

rotation minutes

3.04

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Osasuna finished 17th of 20 · a lower-table side

Apps

3.04

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.04 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 28 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (17th of 20) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.16 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central defender.

Watch points

Game time. Only 48.5% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

Rated 65.4 overall — a strong, regular top-tier starter. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.04 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around. Doing it for a lesser side, he profiles as a value buy for a club higher up the table.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %48.5%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900.054

Assists / 900.109

Goal contribution / 900.163

Defensive actions / 903.04

Player flow

Goal involvements3

Cards / 900.326

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~43), then tapers with age. At 26, Bretones sits on 43.3, at or near its peak. The blue line is Bretones's projected Rating — 65.4 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the La Liga with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists2

Defending

Tackles33

Interceptions18

Blocks5

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards5

Red cards1

Transfer history

€2.8M total transfer fees · 1 moves

OsasunaJul 2024 – now€ 2.8M

Oviedountil Jul 2024

About Abel Bretones

Abel Bretones Cruz is a 26-year-old centre-back who plays for Osasuna, born on August 21, 2000 in Langreo, standing 188 cm tall. He is from Spain. Osasuna currently sit 11th of 20 in the La Liga.

This season

In the current season, Abel Bretones has made 1 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 90 minutes, averaging a 6.9 match rating over his last 1 rated games.

Recent matches

August 24, 2026: 0-0 draw at home vs Levante (93 minutes, 6.9 rating)

Abel Bretones's next match is on August 31, 2026, when Osasuna face Getafe at home in the La Liga.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates Abel Bretones at 65.4 with a Season form score of 15.8. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 9 recorded seasons, Abel Bretones has totalled 184 club appearances with 9 goals and 8 assists for 4 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2023/24, with 44 appearances for Oviedo.

Abel Bretones's career has also included time at Oviedo.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.