Álex Baena

Baena's current-season form is level with last season (Season 28→28), while his Rating held around 80. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 50).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Atletico Madrid · 4th	2	1	1	6.8	80	28
2025/26	Atletico Madrid · 4th	27	2	3	6.95	80	28
2024/25	Villarreal · 5th	32	7	9	7.5	92	50
2023/24	Villarreal · 8th	34	2	14	7.24	88	46
2022/23	Villarreal · 5th	35	6	2	6.9	86	30

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 4 earlier seasons and 1 youth-team spell in the full career.

Spain · international

Side	Apps	G
Spain	23	3
Spain U23	5	1
Spain U21	6	2
Spain U19	3	0
Spain U17	9	2

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthAttacking midfielder

Álex Baena is a 25-year-old attacking midfielder at Atletico Madrid, rated 79.5 overall by Field Insider's model. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (46% of available minutes). He brings 0.29 goal contributions per 90 (0.12 goals, 0.17 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Baena.

On the season, Baena graded 19 for current form (age-blind), on 2 goals and 3 assists in 27 appearances (0.286 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 28 → 28). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 80. At 25 Baena is in his prime years, and a market index of 87.8 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2024/25Trending downBreakout: 2023/24Stepped up 2022/23Injury-hit 2025/26

79.5

Ratingi

elite — among the best in the position

18.7

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

46%

Minutes

rotation minutes

0.29

Goal contrib / 90

modest end product

Output in context · Atletico Madrid finished 4th of 20 · an upper-table side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.07

Goals / app

2 goals in 27 appearances (0.07 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. He also laid on 3 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 5 goal contributions (0.19 per appearance).

Strengths

Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 94.5/100).

Watch points

Game time. Only 46% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Output. 0.29 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.

Outlook

Rated 79.5 overall — elite — among the best in the position. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.29 goal contributions per 90). 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.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %46%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900.115

Assists / 900.172

Goal contribution / 900.286

Defensive actions / 902.176

Player flow

Goal involvements5

Cards / 900.286

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 (~88), then tapers with age. At 25, Baena sits on 87.8, at or near its peak. The blue line is Baena's projected Rating — 79.5 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.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among attacking midfielders in the La Liga with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals2—

Passing

Assists3—

Defending

Tackles18—

Interceptions16—

Blocks4—

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards5

Red cards0

Transfer history

Atletico MadridJul 2025 – now

Villarreal(back from loan)Jul 2022 – Jul 2025

Girona(on loan)Aug 2021 – Jul 2022

Villarrealuntil Aug 2021

About Álex Baena

Alejandro Baena Rodríguez is a 25-year-old attacking midfielder who plays for Atletico Madrid, born on July 20, 2001 in Roquetas de Mar, standing 175 cm tall. He is from Spain. Atletico Madrid currently sit 4th of 20 in the La Liga.

This season

In the current season, Álex Baena has made 2 appearances with 1 goal and 1 assist across 78 minutes, averaging a 6.8 match rating over his last 2 rated games, with 1 yellow card.

Recent matches

August 23, 2026: 2-2 draw at home vs Villarreal (45 minutes, 1 assist, 6 rating)
August 19, 2026: 2-0 win at home vs Malaga (33 minutes, 1 goal, 7.6 rating)

Álex Baena's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Atletico Madrid face Sevilla away in the La Liga.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates Álex Baena at 79.5 with a Season form score of 18.7. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 6 career titles — among them the UEFA European Championship and the Olympics Men. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 9 recorded seasons, Álex Baena has totalled 204 club appearances with 23 goals and 37 assists for 5 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2021/22, with 42 appearances for Girona.

Álex Baena's career has also included time at Villarreal and Girona.

On the international stage, Álex Baena has represented Spain, Spain U23, Spain U21, Spain U19, Spain U17 — 46 caps and 8 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.