Dani Ceballos

Following his move to Real Betis, Ceballos's current-season form is level with last season (Season 6→6), while his Rating held around 36. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 29).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Real Betis · 3rd	1	0	7.11	36	6
2025/26	Real Madrid · 2nd	16	0	6.93	36	6
2024/25	Real Madrid · 2nd	23	0	7.15	60	13
2023/24	Real Madrid · 1st	20	2	6.68	65	10
2022/23	Real Madrid · 2nd	30	4	6.97	78	29

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 9 earlier seasons and 1 youth-team spell in the full career.

Spain · international

Side	Apps	G
Spain	13	1
Spain U23	1	0
Spain U21	23	8
Spain U19	8	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthBall-winning Defensive midfielder

Dani Ceballos is a 30-year-old defensive midfielder at Real Madrid, rated 35.6 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (14.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 5.24 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Ceballos.

On the season, Ceballos graded 6 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 0 assists and 5.241 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 6 → 6). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 36. At 30 Ceballos is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 19.7 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2022/23Holding levelBreakout: 2022/23Injury-hit 2025/26

35.6

Ratingi

developing / rotation level

6.1

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

14.6%

Minutes

limited game time

5.24

Def. actions / 90

high defensive volume

Output in context · Real Madrid finished 2nd of 20 · a title-challenging side

Apps

5.24

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

5.24 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — high defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 16 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.

Strengths

Defensive volume. 5.24 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 95.5/100).

Watch points

Game time. Only 14.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 35.6 overall — developing / rotation level. Defensively he reads as high defensive volume (5.24 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %14.6%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 905.241

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Cards / 900.181

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 (~24), then tapers with age. At 30, Ceballos sits on 19.7, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Ceballos's projected Rating — 35.6 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 defensive midfielders in the La Liga with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles18

Interceptions7

Blocks4

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1

Red cards0

Transfer history

€16.5M total transfer fees · 7 moves

Real BetisAug 2026 – nowFree

Real Madriduntil Aug 2026

Free agentJun 2026 – Aug 2026Free

Real Madrid(back from loan)Jul 2021 – Jun 2026

Arsenaluntil Jul 2021

Real Madrid(back from loan)Aug 2020 – Jul 2021

Arsenal(on loan)Sept 2020 – Aug 2020

Arsenal(on loan)Jul 2019 – Sept 2020

Real MadridJul 2017 – Jul 2019€ 16.5M

Real Betisuntil Jul 2017

About Dani Ceballos

Daniel Ceballos Fernández is a 30-year-old defensive midfielder who plays for Real Betis, born on August 7, 1996 in Sevilla, standing 179 cm tall. He is from Spain.

This season

In the current season, Dani Ceballos has made 1 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 33 minutes, averaging a 7.11 match rating over his last 1 rated games.

Recent matches

September 14, 2026: 2-1 win away at Villarreal (33 minutes, 7.11 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates Dani Ceballos at 35.6 with a Season form score of 6.1. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 30 career titles — among them the Super Cup and the FIFA Intercontinental Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 14 recorded seasons, Dani Ceballos has totalled 280 club appearances with 10 goals and 15 assists for 4 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2015/16, with 34 appearances for Real Betis.

Dani Ceballos's career has also included time at Real Madrid and Arsenal.

On the international stage, Dani Ceballos has represented Spain, Spain U23, Spain U21, Spain U19 — 45 caps and 9 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.