based on the 2026 season · updated 19 Oct 2026
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Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Malaga.
Scout report
Juanpe is a 30-year-old defensive midfielder at Gamba Osaka, rated 36.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 122nd of 193 on scout potential in the J1 League. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (50.3% 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.
Judged on this season alone, Juanpe graded 31 — a strong campaign that ranks top 20% of the 15 defensive midfielders in the J1 League, 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 37, 10th of 15 of the 15 defensive midfielders in the J1 League. At 30 Juanpe is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 7.2 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Gamba Osaka finished 18th of 20 · a relegation-threatened side
5.7 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — high defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 21 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (18th 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. 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 50.3% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 36.5, Juanpe carries the 10th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the J1 League of 15, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Gamba Osaka finished 18th of 20) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. 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 J1 League with 600+ minutes this season.
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