Domestic-league season · Bayer Leverkusen.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bundesliga | 29 | 8 | 8 | 2524 | 7.32 |
 UEFA Champions League | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1079 | 7.32 |
 DFB Pokal | 5 | 2 | 1 | 435 | 7.28 |
 Friendlies Clubs | 1 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 7.9 |
Grimaldo's current-season form is up 131% on last season (Season 29→67), while his Rating eased 66→53. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 88).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Bayer Leverkusen · 6th | 29 | 8 | 8 | 7.32 | 53 | 67 |
| 2024/25 | Bayer Leverkusen · 2nd | 33 | 2 | 7 | 7.29 | 66 | 29 |
| 2023/24 | Bayer Leverkusen · 1st | 33 | 10 | 13 | 7.76 | 77 | 67 |
| 2022/23 | Benfica · 1st | 32 | 5 | 9 | 7.52 | 67 | 88 |
| 2021/22 | Benfica · 3rd | 29 | 5 | 5 | 7.32 | 68 | 41 |
| 2020/21 | Benfica · 3rd | 31 | 2 | 9 | 7.11 | 69 | 50 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
Álex Grimaldo is a 30-year-old defensive midfielder at Bayer Leverkusen, rated 53.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 221st of 325 in the Bundesliga. An experienced operator, he has been an ever-present this season (85% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.6 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Grimaldo.
Judged on this season alone, Grimaldo graded 67 — a standout campaign that ranks top 2% of the 55 defensive midfielders in the Bundesliga, on 8 goals, 8 assists and 2.603 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 29 → 67). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2022/23.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 53, 40th of 55 of the 55 defensive midfielders in the Bundesliga. At 30 Grimaldo is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 44.2 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2022/23 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
2.6 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 7 clean sheets across 29 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (6th of 18) 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 8 goals and 8 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 53.2, Grimaldo carries the 40th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Bundesliga of 55. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.6 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. 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 (~88), then tapers with age. At 30, Grimaldo sits on 44.2, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Grimaldo's projected Rating — 53.2 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.
€1.5M total transfer fees · 2 moves
No transfer news found for this player.
