based on the 2025/26 season · updated 20 Aug 2026
Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Alaves.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 La Liga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 179 | 6.6 |
Scout report
Antonio Blanco is a 26-year-old defensive midfielder at Alaves, rated 74.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 30th of 140 on scout potential in the La Liga. In his prime years, he has been an ever-present this season (91.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.54 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Blanco.
Judged on this season alone, Blanco graded 55 — a strong campaign that ranks top 17% of the 6 defensive midfielders in the La Liga, on 2 goals, 3 assists and 4.535 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 55 → 55). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2025/26.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 75, top 34% of the 6 defensive midfielders in the La Liga. At 26 Blanco is in his prime years, and a market index of 60.9 reflects that trajectory.
A career still climbing — Blanco is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
Output in context · Alaves finished 14th of 20 · a lower-table side
4.54 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 36 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (14th of 20) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 3 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 91.1% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Defensive volume. 4.54 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
- Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 89.4/100).
Watch points
- Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.
Outlook
With a Rating of 74.5, Blanco carries the 2nd-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the La Liga (top 34%), and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Alaves finished 14th of 20) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.54 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. Doing it for a lesser side, he profiles as a value buy for a club higher up the table.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the La Liga with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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