Julio Pleguezuelo

Pleguezuelo's current-season form is level with last season (Season 4→4), while his Rating held around 24. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 39).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Plymouth · 22nd	2	0	6.9	24	4
2025/26	Plymouth · 8th	8	0	6.89	24	4
2024/25	Plymouth · 23rd	35	1	6.91	47	20
2023/24	Plymouth · 21st	32	0	6.6	54	19
2022/23	Twente · 5th	31	2	6.94	64	39

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 6 earlier seasons and 6 youth-team spells in the full career.

Spain · international

Side	Apps	G
Spain U17	3	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthCentral defender

Julio Pleguezuelo is a 29-year-old central defender at Plymouth, rated 23.5 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (11% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.55 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Pleguezuelo.

On the season, Pleguezuelo graded 4 for current form (age-blind), on 1 clean sheet and 3.545 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 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 24. At 29 Pleguezuelo is in his prime years, and a market index of 2.9 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2022/23 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2022/23Trending downInjury-hit 2025/26

23.5

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

3.7

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

11%

Minutes

limited game time

3.55

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · Plymouth finished 8th of 24 · an upper-table side

Apps

3.55

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.55 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 8 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (8th of 24) 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. 3.55 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Game time. Only 11% 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 23.5 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.55 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %11%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 903.545

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Cards / 900.591

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 (~5), then tapers with age. At 29, Pleguezuelo sits on 2.9, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Pleguezuelo's projected Rating — 23.5 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 League One with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles9

Interceptions6

Blocks3

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3

Red cards0

Transfer history

PlymouthJul 2023 – nowFree

TwenteJul 2019 – Jul 2023

Arsenal(back from loan)Jul 2018 – Jul 2019

GGimnastic(on loan)Jan 2018 – Jul 2018

Mallorca(on loan)Jul 2016 – Jan 2018

Arsenaluntil Jul 2016

About Julio Pleguezuelo

Julio José Pleguezuelo Selva is a 29-year-old centre-back who plays for Plymouth, born on January 26, 1997 in Palma de Mallorca, standing 180 cm tall. He is from Spain. Plymouth currently sit 22nd of 24 in the League One.

This season

In the current season, Julio Pleguezuelo has made 2 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 115 minutes, with 1 yellow card.

Julio Pleguezuelo's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Plymouth face Bradford at home in the League One.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates Julio Pleguezuelo at 23.5 with a Season form score of 3.7. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 14 recorded seasons, Julio Pleguezuelo has totalled 237 club appearances with 8 goals and 2 assists for 8 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2024/25, with 35 appearances for Plymouth.

Julio Pleguezuelo's career has also included time at Twente, Arsenal, GGimnastic and Mallorca.

On the international stage, Julio Pleguezuelo has represented Spain U17 — 3 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.