Domestic-league season · Mirandes.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Segunda División | 16 | 1 | 0 | 799 | 6.65 |
Iker Varela is a 23-year-old central midfielder at Mirandes, rated 55.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 220th of 449 in the Segunda División. 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.
Judged on this season alone, Varela graded 7 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 89th of 90 of the 90 central midfielders in the Segunda División, 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, 46th of 90 of the 90 central midfielders in the Segunda División. At 23 Varela is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 65.1 reflects that trajectory.
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.
With a Rating of 55.2, Varela carries the 46th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Segunda División of 90 — though on just 16 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. 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.
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 (~65), then tapers with age. At 23, Varela sits on 65.1, at or near its peak. The blue line is Varela's projected Rating — 55.2 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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