Nacho Martínez

Following his move to FC Cartagena, Martínez's current-season form is down 96% on last season (Season 26→1), while his Rating eased 17→4. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 42).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2024/25	FC Cartagena · 22nd	14	2	4	6.88	4	1
2023/24	Tenerife · 12th	31	1	2	6.87	17	26
2022/23	Tenerife · 10th	36	2	5	7.02	27	42
2021/22	Valladolid · 2nd	34	2	5	7.12	33	42
2020/21	Valladolid · 19th	23	0	1	6.42	35	17

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.

Scout report

Experienced headBall-winning Central defender

Nacho Martínez is a 37-year-old central defender at FC Cartagena, rated 3.8 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (1.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 6.75 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Martínez.

On the season, Martínez graded 1 for current form (age-blind), on 0 clean sheets and 6.75 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 26 → 1). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 4. At 37 Martínez is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.6 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2021/22 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2021/22Trending downBreakout: 2021/22

3.8

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

0.7

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

1.2%

Minutes

limited game time

6.75

Def. actions / 90

high defensive volume

Output in context · FC Cartagena finished 6th of 20 · an upper-table side

6.75

Def. / 90

Tackles

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Interceptions

Clean sheets

6.75 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — high defensive volume across 1 appearance. Behind an upper-table side (6th of 20) 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. 6.75 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 93.5/100).

Watch points

Game time. Only 1.2% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 37, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 3.8 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as high defensive volume (6.75 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.5× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %1.2%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 906.75

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Cards / 900

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 (~3), then tapers with age. At 37, Martínez sits on 0.6, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Martínez's projected Rating — 3.8 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.