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Defensive midfielderSpainLa Liga

Íñigo Sainz-Maza

Squad depthRacing Santander · 28 yrsFringe player
39.1
17.2%
Ratingi
5.1
70%
Seasoni
10
Valuei

based on the 2025/26 season · updated 20 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameÍñigo Sainz-Maza Serna
PositionDefensive midfielder
NationalitySpain
Age28
Date of birth16 Jun 1998
BirthplaceAmpuero
Height181 cm
Shirt number#6
ClubRacing Santander
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Defensive midfielder

Season stats

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20
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
616
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Racing Santander.

Scout report

Squad depthDefensive midfielder

Íñigo Sainz-Maza is a 28-year-old defensive midfielder at Racing Santander, rated 39.1 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (16.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.95 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Sainz-Maza.

On the season, Sainz-Maza graded 5 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 0 assists and 3.945 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 3 → 5). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 39. At 28 Sainz-Maza is in his prime years, and a market index of 10 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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Past his 2022/23 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2022/23Trending down
39.1
Ratingi
developing / rotation level
5.1
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
16.3%
Minutes
limited game time
3.95
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Racing Santander finished 1st of 22 · a title-challenging side

20
Apps
3.95
Def. / 90
18
Tackles
9
Interceptions
1
Clean sheets

3.95 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 20 appearances. Behind a title-challenging side (1st of 22) 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.

Strengths

  • Defensive volume. 3.95 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 16.3% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 39.1 overall — developing / rotation level. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.95 tackles, blocks & interceptions 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 defensive midfielders in the La Liga with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles18
Interceptions9

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.