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Full nameIsmael Ruiz Sánchez
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalitySpain
Age25
Date of birth14 Feb 2001
BirthplaceGójar
Height180 cm
Shirt number#8
ClubCordoba
Central midfielder
10
Appearances
2
Goals
0
Assists
900
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Cordoba.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Segunda División2001807.1

Scout report

Squad depthBall-winning Central midfielder

Isma Ruiz is a 25-year-old central midfielder at Cordoba, rated 58.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 31st of 194 on scout potential in the Segunda División. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (47.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.3 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Ruiz.

Judged on this season alone, Ruiz graded 31 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 14% of the 37 central midfielders in the Segunda División, on 2 goals, 0 assists and 4.3 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 44 → 31). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2025/26.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 59, top 19% of the 37 central midfielders in the Segunda División. At 25 Ruiz is in his prime years, and a market index of 24.9 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2025/26 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2025/26Holding levelBreakout: 2024/25
58.6
Ratingi
7th of 37 central midfielders
30.5
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
47.6%
Minutes
rotation minutes
4.3
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Cordoba finished 15th of 22 · a lower-table side

10
Apps
4.3
Def. / 90
24
Tackles
19
Interceptions
1
Clean sheets

4.3 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 10 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (15th 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 2 goals and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.2 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
  • Defensive volume. 4.3 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 47.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

With a Rating of 58.6, Ruiz carries the 7th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Segunda División of 37 — though on just 10 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.3 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead. Doing it for a lesser side, he profiles as a value buy for a club higher up the table.

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

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Segunda División with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals2
Shots on target5
Shots8

Passing

Assists0
Chances created3
Passes521
Pass accuracy86%

Possession

Successful dribbles2
Dribble success40%
Duels won46
Duels won %59.7%
Fouls won15

Defending

Tackles24
Interceptions19
Fouls committed7

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.