Diego Llorente

Llorente's current-season form is level with last season (Season 24→24), while his Rating held around 23. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 32).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Real Betis · 3rd	1	0	0	7.5	23	24
2025/26	Real Betis · 5th	18	1	0	7.08	23	24
2024/25	Real Betis · 6th	31	2	0	7	49	29
2023/24	AS RomaLoan · 6th	30	1	1	6.97	52	32
2022/23	AS RomaLoan · 6th	9	0	0	6.71	47	10
2022/23	Leeds · 19th	8	0	0	6.76	47	8

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 10 earlier seasons and 3 youth-team spells in the full career.

Spain · international

Side	Apps	G
Spain	7	0
Spain U20	3	0

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

Scout report

Experienced headBall-winning Central defender

Diego Llorente is a 33-year-old central defender at Real Betis, enjoying a standout season — 1 goals and 0 assists in 18 appearances, a Season grade of 24. On long-term scout potential he's rated 22.9. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option (35.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.77 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Llorente.

On the season, Llorente graded 24 for current form (age-blind), on 4 clean sheets and 4.772 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 24 → 24). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 23. At 33 Llorente is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 8.8 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending downBreakout: 2023/24Injury-hit 2025/26

22.9

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

35.8%

Minutes

rotation minutes

4.77

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · Real Betis finished 5th of 20 · an upper-table side

Apps

4.77

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

4.77 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 18 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (5th 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.

Strengths

Defensive volume. 4.77 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 94/100).

Watch points

Game time. Only 35.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 33, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 22.9 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.77 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.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %35.8%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900.073

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.073

Defensive actions / 904.772

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Cards / 900.367

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 (~25), then tapers with age. At 33, Llorente sits on 8.8, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Llorente's projected Rating — 22.9 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.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the La Liga with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles28

Interceptions27

Blocks10

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards5

Red cards0

Transfer history

€29M total transfer fees · 7 moves

Real BetisJul 2024 – now€ 3.3M

AS Roma(on loan)Jul 2023 – Jul 2024

AS Roma(on loan)Jan 2023 – Jul 2023

LeedsSept 2020 – Jan 2023€ 19.7M

Real SociedadJul 2017 – Sept 2020€ 6M

Malaga(on loan)Jul 2016 – Jul 2017

Rayo Vallecano(on loan)Jul 2015 – Jul 2016

Real Madriduntil Jul 2015

About Diego Llorente

Diego Javier Llorente Ríos is a 33-year-old centre-back who plays for Real Betis, born on August 16, 1993 in Madrid, standing 186 cm tall. He is from Spain.

This season

In the current season, Diego Llorente has made 1 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 97 minutes, averaging a 7.5 match rating over his last 1 rated games.

Recent matches

August 25, 2026: 1-0 win away at Valencia (97 minutes, 7.5 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates Diego Llorente at 22.9 with a Season form score of 24. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 8 career titles — among them the UEFA Super Cup and the FIFA Intercontinental Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 15 recorded seasons, Diego Llorente has totalled 371 club appearances with 20 goals and 2 assists for 9 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2015/16, with 33 appearances for Rayo Vallecano.

Diego Llorente's career has also included time at AS Roma, Leeds, Real Sociedad, Malaga, Rayo Vallecano and Real Madrid.

On the international stage, Diego Llorente has represented Spain and Spain U20 — 10 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.