Domestic-league season · Atletico Madrid.
Missed 8 of Atletico Madrid's ~38 games this season through 8 injury absences (muscle bruise, muscle, hamstring). He still appeared 27 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Friendlies Clubs | 32 | 7 | 9 | 2602 | 7.5 |
 La Liga | 27 | 2 | 3 | 1572 | 6.95 |
 UEFA Champions League | 13 | 0 | 0 | 461 | 6.59 |
 Copa del Rey | 5 | 0 | 0 | 225 | 6.6 |
 Super Cup | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 6.9 |
Following his move to Atletico Madrid, Baena's current-season form is down 31% on last season (Season 48→33), while his Rating eased 92→86. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 48).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Atletico Madrid · 4th | 27 | 2 | 3 | 6.95 | 86 | 33 |
| 2024/25 | Villarreal · 5th | 32 | 7 | 9 | 7.5 | 92 | 48 |
| 2023/24 | Villarreal · 8th | 34 | 2 | 14 | 7.24 | 88 | 44 |
| 2022/23 | Villarreal · 5th | 35 | 6 | 2 | 6.9 | 86 | 29 |
| 2021/22 | Girona · 6th | 42 | 5 | 6 | 7.04 | 76 | 40 |
| 2020/21 | Villarreal · 7th | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 | 70 | 2 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
Álex Baena is a 24-year-old central midfielder at Atletico Madrid, rated 85.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 28th of 389 in the La Liga. An emerging talent, he has been a rotation option this season (58.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.18 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Baena.
Judged on this season alone, Baena graded 33 — a solid campaign that ranks top 39% of the 73 central midfielders in the La Liga, on 2 goals, 3 assists and 2.176 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 48 → 33). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 86, top 7% of the 73 central midfielders in the La Liga. At 24 Baena is in his prime years, and a market index of 157.3 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Baena missed 8 games through injury (muscle bruise, muscle, hamstring) out of roughly 38 this season. The 27 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.
Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
2.18 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 6 clean sheets across 27 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (4th of 20) 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 2 goals and 3 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 85.5, Baena carries the 5th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the La Liga (top 7%). Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.18 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.
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 (~157), then tapers with age. At 24, Baena sits on 157.3, at or near its peak. The blue line is Baena's projected Rating — 85.5 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.
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