Barrenetxea

Barrenetxea's current-season form is level with last season (Season 27→27), while his Rating held around 80. His peak season for form remains 2025/26 (Season 27).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Real Sociedad · 13th	5	1	0	5.53	80	27
2025/26	Real Sociedad · 10th	30	3	5	6.84	80	27
2024/25	Real Sociedad · 11th	33	1	3	6.69	76	14
2023/24	Real Sociedad · 6th	30	4	1	6.79	82	20
2022/23	Real Sociedad · 4th	28	3	1	6.71	80	15

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	1	0
Spain U21	10	1
Spain U19	4	0

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

Scout report

Squad depthCreative Winger

Barrenetxea is a 24-year-old winger at Real Sociedad, rated 78.8 overall by Field Insider's model. An emerging talent, he has been a rotation option this season (51.7% of available minutes). He brings 0.41 goal contributions per 90 (0.15 goals, 0.25 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Barrenetxea.

On the season, Barrenetxea graded 27 for current form (age-blind), on 3 goals and 5 assists in 30 appearances (0.407 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 27 → 27). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2025/26.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 79. At 24 Barrenetxea is in his prime years, and a market index of 87 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Barrenetxea is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.

Peak: 2025/26Holding levelRemarkably consistentInjury-hit 2025/26

78.8

Ratingi

elite — among the best in the position

26.8

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

51.7%

Minutes

rotation minutes

0.41

Goal contrib / 90

productive for the role

Output in context · Real Sociedad finished 10th of 20 · a mid-table side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.1

Goals / app

3 goals in 30 appearances (0.1 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. He also laid on 5 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 8 goal contributions (0.27 per appearance).

Strengths

Final-third output. 0.41 goal contributions per 90 (0.15 goals, 0.25 assists) — productive for the role.
Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 91.4/100).

Watch points

Game time. Only 51.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

Rated 78.8 overall — elite — among the best in the position. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.41 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 %51.7%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900.153

Assists / 900.254

Goal contribution / 900.407

Defensive actions / 902.493

Player flow

Goal involvements8

Cards / 900.254

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 (~87), then tapers with age. At 24, Barrenetxea sits on 87, at or near its peak. The blue line is Barrenetxea's projected Rating — 78.8 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 wingers in the La Liga with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals3—

Passing

Assists5—

Defending

Tackles30—

Interceptions15—

Blocks4—

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards5

Red cards0

About Barrenetxea

Ander Barrenetxea Muguruza is a 24-year-old winger who plays for Real Sociedad, born on December 27, 2001 in San Sebastián, standing 175 cm tall. He is from Spain. Real Sociedad currently sit 13th of 20 in the La Liga.

This season

In the current season, Barrenetxea has made 5 appearances with 1 goal and 0 assists across 288 minutes, averaging a 6.64 match rating over his last 5 rated games. Though primarily a winger, he has also lined up in midfield this season.

When Barrenetxea plays, Real Sociedad's record this season is 1W-1D-3L.

Recent matches

September 13, 2026: 0-3 loss at home vs Atletico Madrid (72 minutes, 6.43 rating)
September 3, 2026: 0-0 draw at home vs Celta Vigo (71 minutes, 6.35 rating)
August 29, 2026: 2-1 win at home vs Espanyol (63 minutes, 1 goal, 7.2 rating)
August 26, 2026: 1-4 loss away at Real Madrid (24 minutes, 6.7 rating)
August 21, 2026: 0-1 loss away at Real Betis (58 minutes, 6.5 rating)

Barrenetxea's next match is on September 20, 2026, when Real Sociedad face Valencia away in the La Liga.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates Barrenetxea at 78.8 with a Season form score of 26.8. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 4 career titles — among them the Copa del Rey and the UEFA U19 Championship. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 9 recorded seasons, Barrenetxea has totalled 206 club appearances with 20 goals and 11 assists for 3 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2024/25, with 33 appearances for Real Sociedad.

On the international stage, Barrenetxea has represented Spain, Spain U21, Spain U19 — 15 caps and 1 goal in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.