Domestic-league season · Beroe.
David Valverde is a 26-year-old defensive midfielder at Beroe, rated 24.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 133rd of 241 in the First League. In his prime years, he has been a fringe squad member this season (28.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.64 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Valverde.
Judged on this season alone, Valverde graded 6 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 26th of 31 of the 31 defensive midfielders in the First League, on 0 goals, 0 assists and 2.639 defensive actions per 90.
We hold a single season for Valverde, so there's no year-on-year comparison to draw yet — the read above is this campaign only.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 25, 19th of 31 of the 31 defensive midfielders in the First League. At 26 Valverde is in his prime years, and a market index of 8 reflects that trajectory.
2.64 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 17 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (15th of 16) 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.
With a Rating of 24.9, Valverde carries the 19th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the First League of 31, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Beroe finished 15th of 16) — 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 moderate defensive volume (2.64 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.
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 (~8), then tapers with age. At 26, Valverde sits on 8, at or near its peak. The blue line is Valverde's projected Rating — 24.9 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.
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