Juan Cruz

Following his move to Oviedo, Cruz's current-season form is level with last season (Season 4→4), while his Rating held around 14. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 29).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Oviedo · 18th	2	0	6.8	14	4
2025/26	Osasuna · 17th	15	0	6.61	14	4
2024/25	Osasuna · 9th	36	0	6.63	30	15
2023/24	Osasuna · 11th	35	1	6.58	36	20
2022/23	Osasuna · 7th	36	0	6.71	46	26

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 11 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headCentral defender

Juan Cruz is a 34-year-old central defender at Osasuna, rated 14.3 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (19.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.91 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Cruz.

On the season, Cruz graded 4 for current form (age-blind), on 1 clean sheet and 1.909 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 4 → 4). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 14. At 34 Cruz is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 2.8 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 down

14.3

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

19.3%

Minutes

limited game time

1.91

Def. actions / 90

light defensive volume

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

Apps

1.91

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

1.91 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 15 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.

Watch points

Game time. Only 19.3% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 34, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 14.3 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.91 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %19.3%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 901.909

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Cards / 900.273

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 (~6), then tapers with age. At 34, Cruz sits on 2.8, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Cruz's projected Rating — 14.3 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 Segunda División with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles4

Interceptions4

Blocks6

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2

Red cards0

Transfer history

OviedoJul 2026 – nowFree

Osasunauntil Jul 2026

Free agentJun 2026 – Jul 2026Free

Osasunauntil Jun 2026

ElcheJul 2018 – Jun 2026

RRayo Majadahondauntil Jul 2018

Bologna(back from loan)Jul 2013 – Jul 2018

Carrarese(on loan)Jul 2012 – Jul 2013

Bolognauntil Jul 2012

About Juan Cruz

Juan Cruz Álvaro Armada is a 34-year-old centre-back who plays for Oviedo, born on July 28, 1992 in Madrid, standing 180 cm tall. He is from Spain. Oviedo currently sit 18th of 22 in the Segunda División.

This season

In the current season, Juan Cruz has made 2 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 85 minutes, averaging a 6.6 match rating over his last 1 rated games.

Recent matches

August 15, 2026: 0-0 draw at home vs Granada CF (28 minutes, 6.6 rating)

Juan Cruz's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Oviedo face Albacete away in the Segunda División.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates Juan Cruz at 14.3 with a Season form score of 4. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 16 recorded seasons, Juan Cruz has totalled 391 club appearances with 8 goals and 3 assists for 9 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2019/20, with 39 appearances for Elche.

Juan Cruz's career has also included time at Osasuna, Elche, RRayo Majadahonda, Bologna and Carrarese.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.