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Juanpe

Squad depthMalaga · 30 yrsRotation

based on the 2025/26 season · updated 20 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameJuan Pedro Jiménez Melero
PositionDefensive midfielder
NationalitySpain
Age30
Date of birth31 Jan 1996
BirthplaceJerez de La Frontera
Height184 cm
Shirt number#8
ClubMalaga
Defensive midfielder
21
Appearances
0
Goals
2
Assists
1042
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Malaga.

Scout report

Squad depthBall-winning Defensive midfielder

Juanpe is a 30-year-old defensive midfielder at Malaga, rated 31.5 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (25.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 5.7 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Juanpe.

On the season, Juanpe graded 16 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 2 assists and 5.701 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 6 → 16). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 32. At 30 Juanpe is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 6.7 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2020/21Holding level
31.5
Ratingi
below regular-starter level
15.7
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
25.2%
Minutes
limited game time
5.7
Def. actions / 90
high defensive volume

Output in context · Malaga finished 4th of 22 · an upper-table side

21
Apps
5.7
Def. / 90
44
Tackles
20
Interceptions
3
Clean sheets

5.7 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — high defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 21 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (4th of 22) 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. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.17 goal involvements per 90, useful for a defensive midfielder.
  • Defensive volume. 5.7 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 25.2% 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 31.5 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as high defensive volume (5.7 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).

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

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the La Liga with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists2

Defending

Tackles44
Interceptions20
Blocks2

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards5
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.