based on the 2025/26 season · updated 20 Aug 2026
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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Malaga.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 La Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 6.5 |
Scout report
Juan Cruz is a 26-year-old central midfielder at Leganes, rated 57.6 overall by Field Insider's model. In his prime years, he has been a regular starter this season (79.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.68 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 34 for current form (age-blind), on 3 goals, 3 assists and 1.675 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 34 → 34). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2025/26.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 58. At 26 Cruz is in his prime years, and a market index of 24.5 reflects that trajectory.
A career still climbing — Cruz is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
Output in context · Leganes finished 16th of 22 · a lower-table side
1.68 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 10 clean sheets across 39 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (16th 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 3 goals and 3 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 79.6% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.18 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
Watch points
- Defensive numbers. Modest 1.68 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
Outlook
Rated 57.6 overall — a solid contributor and squad regular. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.68 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around. 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 La Liga with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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