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Álex Meléndez

Solid contributorAlbacete · 27 yrsTransferred to AD Ceuta FC

Profile

Full nameAlejandro Meléndez Ruiz
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalitySpain
Age27
Date of birth13 Mar 1999
BirthplaceUtrera
Height178 cm
Shirt number#17
ClubAlbacete
Central midfielder
36
Appearances
0
Goals
1
Assists
2506
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Albacete.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Segunda División360125066.86
Copa del Rey4002786.8

Scout report

Solid contributorCentral midfielder

Álex Meléndez is a 27-year-old central midfielder at Albacete, rated 51.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 269th of 452 on scout potential in the Segunda División. In his prime years, he has been a regular starter this season (66.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.84 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Meléndez.

Judged on this season alone, Meléndez graded 25 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 43rd of 91 of the 91 central midfielders in the Segunda División, on 0 goals, 1 assist and 3.843 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 7 → 25).

On long-term talent our Rating reads 51, 56th of 91 of the 91 central midfielders in the Segunda División. At 27 Meléndez is in his prime years, and a market index of 21.8 reflects that trajectory.

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A career still climbing — Meléndez is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2025/26
Current potential56th of 91 central midfielders · Segunda DivisiónCurrent season43rd of 91 central midfielders · Segunda División43rd-best central midfielder in the Segunda División269th in the Segunda División · potential56th-highest potential central midfielder in the Segunda División
51.3
Ratingi
56th of 91 central midfielders
25.3
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
66.3%
Minutes
a regular starter
3.84
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Albacete finished 12th of 22 · a mid-table side

3.84
Def. / 90
66
Tackles
34
Interceptions
9
Clean sheets

3.84 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 9 clean sheets across 36 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 66.3% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Defensive volume. 3.84 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

With a Rating of 51.3, Meléndez carries the 56th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Segunda División of 91. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.84 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Transfer news

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