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Federico Valverde

Key starterReal Madrid · 28 yrs

Profile

Full nameFederico Santiago Valverde Dipetta
PositionAttacking midfielder
NationalityUruguay
Age28
Date of birth22 Jul 1998
BirthplaceMontevideo
Height182 cm
Shirt number#8
ClubReal Madrid
Attacking midfielderalso played DEF · FWD
33
Appearances
5
Goals
8
Assists
2746
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Real Madrid.

Injury-affected season

Missed 5 of Real Madrid's ~38 games this season through 4 injury absences and 1 suspension (head, ankle). He still appeared 33 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
La Liga335827467.33
UEFA Champions League133411627.25
Super Cup1111587.35
Copa del Rey100977.2

Scout report

Key starterCreative Attacking midfielder

F. Valverde is a 28-year-old attacking midfielder at Real Madrid, rated 69 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 155th of 389 on scout potential in the La Liga. An experienced operator, he has been an ever-present this season (80.3% of available minutes). He brings 0.43 goal contributions per 90 (0.16 goals, 0.26 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Valverde.

Judged on this season alone, Valverde graded 43 — a strong campaign that ranks top 23% of the 27 attacking midfielders in the La Liga, on 5 goals and 8 assists in 33 appearances (0.426 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 63 → 43). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 69, 16th of 27 of the 27 attacking midfielders in the La Liga. At 28 Valverde is in his prime years, and a market index of 47.5 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Valverde missed 4 games through injury and 1 suspension (head, ankle) out of roughly 38 this season. The 33 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.

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Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2024/25Trending downBreakout: 2022/23Injury-hit 2025/26
Current potential16th of 27 attacking midfielders · La LigaCurrent seasonTop 23% attacking midfielders · La Liga6th-best attacking midfielder in the La Liga155th in the La Liga · potential16th-highest potential attacking midfielder in the La Liga
69
Ratingi
16th of 27 attacking midfielders
43
Seasoni
developing / rotation level
80.3%
Minutes
near ever-present
0.43
Goal contrib / 90
productive for the role

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

5
Goals
8
Assists
13
G+A
0.15
Goals / app

5 goals in 33 appearances (0.15 per game) for a title-challenging side. He also laid on 8 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 13 goal contributions (0.39 per appearance).

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 80.3% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Final-third output. 0.43 goal contributions per 90 (0.16 goals, 0.26 assists) — productive for the role.
  • Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 95.5/100).

Watch points

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

Outlook

With a Rating of 69, Valverde carries the 16th-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the La Liga of 27. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.43 goal contributions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).

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

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among attacking midfielders in the La Liga with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals5
Shots on target22
Shots41

Passing

Assists8
Chances created43
Passes1,904
Pass accuracy90%

Possession

Successful dribbles23
Dribble success63.9%
Duels won100
Duels won %61.3%
Fouls won14

Defending

Tackles41
Interceptions24
Blocks8
Fouls committed18

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3
Red cards1

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.