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Javi Galán

Experienced headOsasuna · 31 yrsOn loan from Atletico Madrid

Profile

Full nameJavier Galán Gil
PositionFull-back
NationalitySpain
Age31
Date of birth19 Nov 1994
BirthplaceBadajoz
Height170 cm
Shirt number#20
ClubOsasuna
Full-back
25
Appearances
0
Goals
1
Assists
1821
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Osasuna.

Also this season

Parent club Atletico MadridCopa del Rey: 1 apps, 0g 1a, 90 min

Parent club Atletico MadridUEFA Champions League: 1 apps, 0g 0a, 90 min

The headline Season rating covers his time at Osasuna; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
La Ligaat Atletico Madrid5001476.52
Copa del Reyat Atletico Madrid101907.2
UEFA Champions Leagueat Atletico Madrid100906.7

Scout report

Experienced headBall-winning Full-back

Javi Galán is a 31-year-old full-back at Osasuna, rated 42.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 304th of 389 on scout potential in the La Liga. A seasoned veteran, he has been an ever-present this season (80.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.05 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Galán.

Judged on this season alone, Galán graded 38 — a solid campaign that ranks top 33% of the 65 full-backs in the La Liga, on 4 clean sheets and 4.053 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 41 → 38). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 42, 50th of 65 of the 65 full-backs in the La Liga. At 31 Galán is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 18.6 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2021/22Trending upBreakout: 2021/225 clubs
Current potential50th of 65 full-backs · La LigaCurrent seasonTop 33% full-backs · La Liga21st-best full-back in the La Liga304th in the La Liga · potential50th-highest potential full-back in the La Liga
42.4
Ratingi
50th of 65 full-backs
37.5
Seasoni
developing / rotation level
80.9%
Minutes
near ever-present
4.05
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Osasuna finished 17th of 20 · a lower-table side

4.05
Def. / 90
48
Tackles
29
Interceptions
4
Clean sheets

4.05 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 25 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (17th of 20) 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 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 80.9% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Defensive volume. 4.05 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Age curve. At 31, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 42.4, Galán carries the 50th-highest potential of the full-backs in the La Liga of 65, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Osasuna finished 17th of 20) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.05 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).

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Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.