Domestic-league season · Real Madrid.
Missed 13 of Real Madrid's ~38 games this season through 13 injury absences (thigh, knee, suspension). He still appeared 18 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 La Liga | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1492 | 6.91 |
 UEFA Champions League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 630 | 6.66 |
 FIFA Club World Cup | 5 | 0 | 0 | 349 | 6.28 |
 Super Cup | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 6.9 |
Rüdiger's current-season form is down 14% on last season (Season 37→32), while his Rating eased 43→31. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 69).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Real Madrid · 2nd | 18 | 1 | 0 | 6.91 | 31 | 32 |
| 2024/25 | Real Madrid · 2nd | 30 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 43 | 37 |
| 2023/24 | Real Madrid · 1st | 34 | 1 | 0 | 6.94 | 52 | 69 |
| 2022/23 | Real Madrid · 2nd | 35 | 1 | 0 | 6.88 | 56 | 33 |
| 2021/22 | Chelsea · 3rd | 34 | 3 | 0 | 7.09 | 70 | 59 |
| 2020/21 | Chelsea · 4th | 19 | 1 | 0 | 7.22 | 66 | 41 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
A. Rüdiger is a 33-year-old central defender at Real Madrid, rated 30.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 348th of 389 in the La Liga. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter this season (66.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.33 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Rüdiger.
Judged on this season alone, Rüdiger graded 32 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 31st of 75 of the 75 centre-backs in the La Liga, on 6 clean sheets and 1.327 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 37 → 32). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 31, 65th of 75 of the 75 centre-backs in the La Liga. At 33 Rüdiger is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 19.8 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Rüdiger missed 13 games through injury (thigh, knee, suspension) out of roughly 38 this season. The 18 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.
Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
1.33 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 6 clean sheets across 18 appearances. Behind a title-challenging side (2nd of 20) 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 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 30.7, Rüdiger carries the 65th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the La Liga of 75. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.33 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.7× and falling).
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 (~57), then tapers with age. At 33, Rüdiger sits on 19.8, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Rüdiger's projected Rating — 30.7 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.
€44.5M total transfer fees · 4 moves
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