Domestic-league season · Santos Laguna.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Liga MX | 32 | 3 | 2 | 2374 | 6.79 |
 Leagues Cup | 2 | 0 | 1 | 113 | 6.95 |
Following his move to Santos Laguna, Villalba's current-season form is up 25% on last season (Season 16→20), while his Rating eased 60→37. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 35).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Santos Laguna · 18th | 32 | 3 | 2 | 6.79 | 37 | 20 |
| 2023/24 | Sporting Gijon · 5th | 33 | 0 | 5 | 6.73 | 60 | 16 |
| 2022/23 | Malaga · 20th | 34 | 1 | 2 | 6.96 | 59 | 28 |
| 2021/22 | Sporting Gijon · 17th | 38 | 4 | 5 | 6.99 | 70 | 35 |
| 2020/21 | Almeria · 4th | 30 | 3 | 3 | 6.73 | 67 | 16 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
Fran Villalba is a 28-year-old attacking midfielder at Santos Laguna, rated 37.1 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 179th of 337 in the Liga MX. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter this season (77.6% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Villalba.
Judged on this season alone, Villalba graded 20 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 28th of 52 of the 52 attacking midfielders in the Liga MX, on 3 goals and 2 assists in 32 appearances (0.19 involvements per 90).
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 16 → 20). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2021/22.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 37, 31st of 52 of the 52 attacking midfielders in the Liga MX. At 28 Villalba is in his prime years, and a market index of 16 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
3 goals in 32 appearances (0.09 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 2 assists for 5 goal contributions in all.
With a Rating of 37.1, Villalba carries the 31st-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the Liga MX of 52, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Santos Laguna finished 18th of 18) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.19 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.
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 (~27), then tapers with age. At 28, Villalba sits on 16, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Villalba's projected Rating — 37.1 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.
No transfer news found for this player.
