Puga

Puga's current-season form is level with last season (Season 47→47), while his Rating held around 64. His peak season for form remains 2025/26 (Season 47).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Malaga · 16th	2	0	6.85	64	47
2025/26	Malaga · 4th	34	1	7.03	64	47
2024/25	Malaga · 17th	32	0	6.84	61	44
2023/24	Malaga	10	0	—	—	—
2022/23	Cordoba	29	0	—	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 3 earlier seasons and 2 youth-team spells in the full career.

Scout report

Key starterBall-winning Full-back

Puga is a 25-year-old full-back at Malaga, rated 64.4 overall by Field Insider's model. In his prime years, he has been a regular starter this season (69.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 5.58 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Puga.

On the season, Puga graded 47 for current form (age-blind), on 9 clean sheets and 5.578 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 47 → 47). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2025/26.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 64. At 25 Puga is in his prime years, and a market index of 33.1 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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

Peak: 2025/26Holding level

64.4

Ratingi

a strong, regular top-tier starter

46.7

Seasoni

a solid contributor and squad regular

69.4%

Minutes

a regular starter

5.58

Def. actions / 90

high defensive volume

Output in context · Malaga finished 4th of 22 · an upper-table side

Apps

5.58

Def. / 90

116

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

5.58 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — high defensive volume, with 9 clean sheets across 34 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (4th of 22) 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 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 69.4% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Defensive volume. 5.58 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

Rated 64.4 overall — a strong, regular top-tier starter. Defensively he reads as high defensive volume (5.58 tackles, blocks & interceptions 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 %69.4%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900

Assists / 900.031

Goal contribution / 900.031

Defensive actions / 905.578

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Cards / 900.282

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 (~52), then tapers with age. At 25, Puga sits on 33.1, at or near its peak. The blue line is Puga's projected Rating — 64.4 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 full-backs in the La Liga with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists1

Defending

Tackles116

Interceptions47

Blocks15

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards9

Red cards0

About Puga

Carlos Francisco Puga Medina is a 25-year-old full-back who plays for Malaga, born on November 26, 2000 in Albuñol, standing 175 cm tall. He is from Spain. Malaga currently sit 16th of 20 in the La Liga.

This season

In the current season, Puga has made 2 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 162 minutes, averaging a 6.8 match rating over his last 2 rated games, with 1 yellow card.

Recent matches

August 24, 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs Deportivo La Coruna (94 minutes, 6.9 rating)
August 19, 2026: 0-2 loss away at Atletico Madrid (72 minutes, 6.7 rating)

Puga's next match is on August 30, 2026, when Malaga face Real Madrid away in the La Liga.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates Puga at 64.4 with a Season form score of 46.7. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 1 career title — among them the Copa Federacion. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 8 recorded seasons, Puga has totalled 200 club appearances with 3 goals and 1 assist for 5 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2025/26, with 34 appearances for Malaga.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.