Álex Baena · career
Alejandro Baena Rodríguez
Attacking · 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 7 seasons (2021/22–2025/26) across 3 clubs — 178 appearances, 23 goals and 35 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 18 Season points across his last 3 full seasons. The gap to his peak is 22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | Atletico Madrid | 2 | 1 | 1 | 80 | 28 |
| 2025/26 | Atletico Madrid | 27 | 2 | 3 | 80 | 28 |
| 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 · 2026/27
2 played· 78 min, 1g 1a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19 | La Liga | H Malaga | 2-0 | Played | 33 | 1 | 7.6 | |
| Aug 23 | La Liga | H Villarreal | 2-2 | Played | 45 | 1 | 6.0 |