Álex Baena · career
Alejandro Baena Rodríguez
Central · Atletico Madrid · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
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
The record covers 6 seasons (2021/22–2025/26) across 3 clubs — 176 appearances, 22 goals and 34 assists.
His best campaign on record is 2024/25 at Villarreal — Season rating 50, 7 goals and 9 assists in 32 games. 2023/24 was the leap — Season rating up 15 points at Villarreal. Form has slipped 11 Season points across his last 3 full seasons. The gap to his peak is 15 Season points.
2025/26 was disrupted — 8 fixtures missed through injury or absence. Made the jump to a higher division in 2022/23 (La Liga) and kept playing — 35 games that season.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Atletico Madrid | 27 | 2 | 3 | 83 | 35 |
| 2024/25 | Atletico Madrid | 32 | 7 | 9 | — | — |
| 2024/25 | Villarreal | 32 | 7 | 9 | 92 | 50 |
| 2023/24 | Villarreal | 34 | 2 | 14 | 88 | 46 |
| 2022/23 | Villarreal | 35 | 6 | 2 | 86 | 30 |
| 2021/22 | GironaLoan | 42 | 5 | 6 | 76 | 43 |
| 2020/21 | Villarreal | 6 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 1 |
| 2019/20 | Villarreal | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 2019/20 | Villarreal III | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019/20 | Villarreal II | 23 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Villarreal III | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 2026/27 | Friendlies | 3 | 0 |
| 2026/27 | World Cup | 7 | 1 | |
| 2024/25 | Friendlies | 2 | 0 | |
| 2024/25 | Euro Championship | 2 | 0 | |
| 2024/25 | UEFA Nations League | 4 | 1 | |
| 2024/25 | World Cup - Qualification Europe | 4 | 0 | |
| 2023/24 | Euro Championship - Qualification | 1 | 1 | |
| Spain U23 | 2024/25 | Olympics Men | 5 | 1 |
| Spain U21 | 2023/24 | UEFA U21 Championship | 5 | 1 |
| 2023/24 | UEFA U21 Championship - Qualification | 1 | 1 | |
| Spain U19 | 2020/21 | UEFA U19 Championship | 3 | 0 |
| Spain U17 | 2018/19 | UEFA U17 Championship | 9 | 2 |
Honours
Olympics Men×2UEFA Europa League×2UEFA European Championship×2UEFA Super Cup×2UEFA U21 Championship×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Cupat Spain | 7 | 487 | 1 | 1 | 7.1 |
| Friendliesat Spain | 3 | 145 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 |
Schedule · 2025/26
46 played4 unused sub8 injured8 not in squad· 2318 min, 2g 3a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 15 | FIFA Club World Cup | A Paris Saint Germain | 0-4 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jun 19 | FIFA Club World Cup | A Seattle Sounders | 3-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jun 23 | FIFA Club World Cup | H Botafogo | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 3 | Friendlies Clubs | A FC Porto | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 9 | Friendlies Clubs | A Newcastle | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 17 | La Liga | A Espanyol | 1-2 | Played | 68 | 6.6 | ||
| Aug 23 | La Liga | H Elche | 1-1 | Muscle bruise | — | |||
| Aug 30 | La Liga | A Alaves | 1-1 | Muscle bruise | — | |||
| Sep 13 | La Liga | H Villarreal | 2-0 | Muscle bruise | — | |||
| Sep 17 | UEFA Champions League | A Liverpool | 2-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 21 | La Liga | A Mallorca | 1-1 | Muscle Injury | — | |||
| Sep 24 | La Liga | H Rayo Vallecano | 3-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Sep 27 | La Liga | H Real Madrid | 5-2 | Played | 1 | 1 | — | |
| Sep 30 | UEFA Champions League | H Eintracht Frankfurt | 5-1 | Played | 1 | — | ||
| Oct 5 | La Liga | A Celta Vigo | 1-1 | Played | 14 | 6.7 | ||
| Oct 18 | La Liga | H Osasuna | 1-0 | Played | 63 | 6.7 | ||
| Oct 21 | UEFA Champions League | A Arsenal | 0-4 | Played | 27 | 6.5 | ||
| Oct 27 | La Liga | A Real Betis | 2-0 | Played | 60 | 1 | 7.9 | |
| Nov 1 | La Liga | H Sevilla | 3-0 | Played | 74 | 7.5 | ||
| Nov 4 | UEFA Champions League | H Union St. Gilloise | 3-1 | Played | 62 | 6.9 | ||
| Nov 8 | La Liga | H Levante | 3-1 | Played | 79 | 7.9 | ||
| Nov 23 | La Liga | A Getafe | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| Nov 26 | UEFA Champions League | H Inter | 2-1 | Played | 68 | 6.2 | ||
| Nov 29 | La Liga | H Oviedo | 2-0 | Played | 45 | 7.3 | ||
| Dec 2 | La Liga | A Barcelona | 1-3 | Played | 62 | 1 | 8.3 | |
| Dec 6 | La Liga | A Athletic Club | 0-1 | Muscle Injury | — | |||
| Dec 9 | UEFA Champions League | A PSV Eindhoven | 3-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 13 | La Liga | H Valencia | 2-1 | Hamstring Injury | — | |||
| Dec 17 | Copa del Rey | A Atlético Baleares | 3-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 21 | La Liga | A Girona | 3-0 | Hamstring Injury | — | |||
| Jan 4 | La Liga | A Real Sociedad | 1-1 | Played | 60 | 6.3 | ||
| Jan 8 | Super Cup | H Real Madrid | 1-2 | Played | 60 | 6.9 | ||
| Jan 13 | Copa del Rey | A Deportivo La Coruna | 1-0 | Played | 58 | 6.2 | ||
| Jan 18 | La Liga | H Alaves | 1-0 | Played | 28 | 7.0 | ||
| Jan 21 | UEFA Champions League | A Galatasaray | 1-1 | Played | 45 | 6.7 | ||
| Jan 25 | La Liga | H Mallorca | 3-0 | Played | 59 | 6.3 | ||
| Jan 28 | UEFA Champions League | H Bodo/Glimt | 1-2 | Played | 57 | 6.2 | ||
| Jan 31 | La Liga | A Levante | 0-0 | Played | 31 | 6.6 | ||
| Feb 5 | Copa del Rey | A Real Betis | 5-0 | Played | 67 | 6.9 | ||
| Feb 8 | La Liga | H Real Betis | 0-1 | Played | 45 | 6.3 | ||
| Feb 12 | Copa del Rey | H Barcelona | 4-0 | Played | 22 | 6.7 | ||
| Feb 15 | La Liga | A Rayo Vallecano | 0-3 | Played | 56 | 6.5 | ||
| Feb 18 | UEFA Champions League | A Club Brugge KV | 3-3 | Played | 28 | 6.2 | ||
| Feb 21 | La Liga | H Espanyol | 4-2 | Played | 61 | 1 | 7.3 | |
| Feb 24 | UEFA Champions League | H Club Brugge KV | 4-1 | Played | 70 | 6.6 | ||
| Feb 28 | La Liga | A Oviedo | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| Mar 3 | Copa del Rey | A Barcelona | 0-3 | Played | 28 | 6.5 | ||
| Mar 7 | La Liga | H Real Sociedad | 3-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Mar 10 | UEFA Champions League | H Tottenham | 5-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Mar 14 | La Liga | H Getafe | 1-0 | Played | 73 | 7.0 | ||
| Mar 18 | UEFA Champions League | A Tottenham | 2-3 | Played | 12 | 6.3 | ||
| Mar 22 | La Liga | A Real Madrid | 2-3 | Played | 19 | 6.7 | ||
| Apr 4 | La Liga | H Barcelona | 1-2 | Played | 61 | 6.9 | ||
| Apr 8 | UEFA Champions League | A Barcelona | 2-0 | Played | 30 | 6.9 | ||
| Apr 11 | La Liga | A Sevilla | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| Apr 14 | UEFA Champions League | H Barcelona | 1-2 | Played | 24 | 7.0 | ||
| Apr 18 | Copa del Rey | H Real Sociedad | 2-2 | Played | 50 | 6.7 | ||
| Apr 22 | La Liga | A Elche | 2-3 | Played | 62 | 6.2 | ||
| Apr 25 | La Liga | H Athletic Club | 3-2 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.3 | |
| Apr 29 | UEFA Champions League | H Arsenal | 1-1 | Played | 13 | 6.7 | ||
| May 2 | La Liga | A Valencia | 2-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| May 5 | UEFA Champions League | A Arsenal | 0-1 | Played | 24 | 6.9 | ||
| May 9 | La Liga | H Celta Vigo | 0-1 | Played | 69 | 8.5 | ||
| May 12 | La Liga | A Osasuna | 2-1 | Yellow Cards | — | |||
| May 17 | La Liga | H Girona | 1-0 | Played | 61 | 7.2 | ||
| May 24 | La Liga | A Villarreal | 1-5 | Played | 61 | 5.9 |