based on the 2025/26 season · updated 22 Aug 2026
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Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Mirandes.
Scout report
Iker Varela is a 23-year-old central midfielder at Mirandes, rated 55.2 overall by Field Insider's model. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (21.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.24 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Varela.
On the season, Varela graded 7 for current form (age-blind), on 1 goal, 0 assists and 1.239 defensive actions per 90.
We hold a single season for Varela, 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 55. At 23 Varela is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 23.4 reflects that trajectory.
Output in context · Mirandes finished 19th of 22 · a lower-table side
1.24 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 16 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (19th of 22) 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. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 21.1% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Outlook
Rated 55.2 overall — a solid contributor and squad regular. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.24 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 23, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
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Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the La Liga with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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