Domestic-league season · Valencia.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 La Liga | 19 | 1 | 1 | 775 | 6.81 |
 Copa del Rey | 3 | 0 | 0 | 202 | 6.65 |
Following his move to Valencia, Santamaría's current-season form is down 38% on last season (Season 21→13), while his Rating eased 46→33. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 42).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Valencia · 9th | 19 | 1 | 1 | 6.81 | 33 | 13 |
| 2024/25 | Nice · 4th | 23 | 0 | 0 | 6.95 | 46 | 21 |
| 2023/24 | Rennes · 10th | 30 | 0 | 1 | 6.91 | 53 | 30 |
| 2022/23 | Rennes · 4th | 25 | 2 | 0 | 6.92 | 60 | 27 |
| 2021/22 | Rennes · 4th | 34 | 2 | 1 | 6.89 | 70 | 37 |
| 2020/21 | SC Freiburg · 10th | 30 | 1 | 2 | 6.8 | 73 | 42 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
B. Santamaría is a 31-year-old central midfielder at Valencia, rated 33 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 335th of 389 in the La Liga. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (23.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.44 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Santamaría.
Judged on this season alone, Santamaría graded 13 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 63rd of 73 of the 73 central midfielders in the La Liga, on 1 goal, 1 assist and 2.439 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 21 → 13). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 33, 65th of 73 of the 73 central midfielders in the La Liga. At 31 Santamaría is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 27.3 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2020/21 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
2.44 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 19 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 33, Santamaría carries the 65th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the La Liga of 73 — though on just 19 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.44 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× 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 (~61), then tapers with age. At 31, Santamaría sits on 27.3, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Santamaría's projected Rating — 33 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.
€10M total transfer fees · 7 moves
No transfer news found for this player.
