Domestic-league season · CSKA Sofia.
Following his move to CSKA Sofia, Lapeña's current-season form is down 31% on last season (Season 13→9), while his Rating eased 41→16. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 25).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | CSKA Sofia · 4th | 25 | 1 | 0 | 6.97 | 16 | 9 |
| 2024/25 | Cordoba · 14th | 16 | 1 | 0 | 7.01 | 41 | 13 |
| 2020/21 | Castellón · 21st | 31 | 2 | 0 | 6.61 | 60 | 25 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
Adrián Lapeña is a 30-year-old central midfielder at CSKA Sofia, rated 16 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 191st of 241 in the First League. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (28.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.11 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Lapeña.
Judged on this season alone, Lapeña graded 9 — a strong campaign that ranks top 25% of the 29 central midfielders in the First League, on 1 goal, 0 assists and 2.113 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 13 → 9). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 16, 23rd of 29 of the 29 central midfielders in the First League. At 30 Lapeña is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 2.6 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2020/21 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
2.11 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 25 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (4th of 16) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 16, Lapeña carries the 23rd-highest potential of the central midfielders in the First League of 29. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.11 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
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 (~5), then tapers with age. At 30, Lapeña sits on 2.6, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Lapeña's projected Rating — 16 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.
No transfer news found for this player.
