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 · 20th	1	0	0	6.5	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 Central midfielder

Barrenetxea is a 24-year-old central midfielder at Real Sociedad, rated 80.3 overall by Field Insider's model. An emerging talent, he has been a rotation option this season (51.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.49 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Barrenetxea.

On the season, Barrenetxea graded 38 for current form (age-blind), on 3 goals, 5 assists and 2.493 defensive actions 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 80. At 24 Barrenetxea is in his prime years, and a market index of 88.7 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

80.3

Ratingi

elite — among the best in the position

37.6

Seasoni

developing / rotation level

51.7%

Minutes

rotation minutes

2.49

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

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

Apps

2.49

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.49 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 30 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 3 goals and 5 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.41 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
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 80.3 overall — elite — among the best in the position. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.49 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. 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 (~89), then tapers with age. At 24, Barrenetxea sits on 88.7, at or near its peak. The blue line is Barrenetxea's projected Rating — 80.3 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 central midfielders 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 central midfielder 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 20th of 20 in the La Liga.

This season

In the current season, Barrenetxea has made 1 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 58 minutes, averaging a 6.6 match rating over his last 2 rated games. Though primarily a central midfielder, he has also lined up in attack this season.

Recent matches

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 August 29, 2026, when Real Sociedad face Espanyol at home in the La Liga.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates Barrenetxea at 80.3 with a Season form score of 37.6. 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 202 club appearances with 19 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.