Javi Sánchez

Sánchez's current-season form is level with last season (Season 16→16), while his Rating held around 36. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 36).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Arouca · 6th	3	0	0	7.17	36	16
2025/26	Arouca · 8th	15	0	1	7.01	36	16
2025/26	Valladolid · 17th	2	0	0	6.5	29	0
2024/25	Valladolid · 20th	25	2	0	6.77	60	19
2023/24	Valladolid · 2nd	6	0	0	6.93	49	8
2022/23	Valladolid · 18th	32	1	0	6.73	74	36

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 4 earlier seasons and 6 youth-team spells in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthCentral defender

Javi Sánchez is a 29-year-old central defender at Arouca, rated 35.4 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (40.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.45 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Sánchez.

On the season, Sánchez graded 16 for current form (age-blind), on 3 clean sheets and 3.447 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 16 → 16). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 35. At 29 Sánchez is in his prime years, and a market index of 7.4 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 downBreakout: 2021/22Stepped up 2022/23

35.4

Ratingi

developing / rotation level

15.6

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

40.1%

Minutes

rotation minutes

3.45

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Arouca finished 8th of 18 · a mid-table side

Apps

3.45

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.45 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 15 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Watch points

Game time. Only 40.1% 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 35.4 overall — developing / rotation level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.45 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %40.1%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900

Assists / 900.073

Goal contribution / 900.073

Defensive actions / 903.447

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Cards / 900.44

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

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 (~14), then tapers with age. At 29, Sánchez sits on 7.4, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Sánchez's projected Rating — 35.4 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.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Primeira Liga with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists1

Defending

Tackles16

Interceptions12

Blocks19

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards6

Red cards0

Transfer history

AroucaJan 2026 – nowFree

ValladolidAug 2020 – Jan 2026

Valladolid(on loan)Jul 2019 – Aug 2020

Real Madriduntil Jul 2019

About Javi Sánchez

Javier Sánchez de Felipe is a 29-year-old centre-back who plays for Arouca, born on March 14, 1997 in Getafe, standing 186 cm tall. He is from Spain. Arouca currently sit 6th of 18 in the Primeira Liga.

This season

In the current season, Javi Sánchez has made 3 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 253 minutes, averaging a 7.17 match rating over his last 3 rated games, with 1 yellow card.

Recent matches

August 23, 2026: 0-2 loss away at FC Porto (90 minutes, 6.7 rating)
August 16, 2026: 4-0 win at home vs Moreirense (90 minutes, 7.2 rating)
August 8, 2026: 1-0 win away at Vitória SC (73 minutes, 7.6 rating)

Javi Sánchez's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Arouca face Maritimo at home in the Primeira Liga.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates Javi Sánchez at 35.4 with a Season form score of 15.6. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 1 career title — among them the FIFA Intercontinental Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 13 recorded seasons, Javi Sánchez has totalled 216 club appearances with 13 goals and 2 assists for 5 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2022/23, with 32 appearances for Valladolid.

Javi Sánchez's career has also included time at Valladolid and Real Madrid.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.