Following his move to Eibar, Olaetxea's current-season form is down 24% on last season (Season 41→31), while his Rating eased 35→19. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 48).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Eibar · 8th	30	1	1	6.75	19	31
2024/25	Sporting Gijon · 11th	36	2	1	6.93	35	41
2023/24	Albacete · 13th	37	2	2	6.92	39	42
2022/23	Albacete · 6th	41	3	3	6.91	47	48
2021/22	Amorebieta · 19th	35	2	1	6.66	43	28

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 4 earlier seasons and 2 youth-team spells in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headBall-winning Defensive midfielder

Olaetxea is a 33-year-old defensive midfielder at Eibar, enjoying a standout season — 1 goals and 1 assists in 30 appearances, a Season grade of 31, top 13% of Segunda División defensive midfielders. On long-term scout potential he's rated 23, ranking 180th of 194 in the Segunda División. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option (58.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.52 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Olaetxea.

Judged on this season alone, Olaetxea graded 31 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 13% of the 16 defensive midfielders in the Segunda División, on 1 goal, 1 assist and 4.523 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 41 → 31). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 23, 15th of 16 of the 16 defensive midfielders in the Segunda División. At 33 Olaetxea is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 5.7 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 downBreakout: 2022/235 clubs

Current potential15th of 16 defensive midfielders · Segunda División Current seasonTop 13% defensive midfielders · Segunda División 2nd-best defensive midfielder in the Segunda División 180th in the Segunda División · potential 15th-highest potential defensive midfielder in the Segunda División

Ratingi

15th of 16 defensive midfielders

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

58.2%

Minutes

rotation minutes

4.52

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · Eibar finished 3rd of 22 · an upper-table side

Apps

4.52

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

4.52 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 7 clean sheets across 30 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (3rd 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 1 goal and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Defensive volume. 4.52 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Game time. Only 58.2% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 33, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 23, Olaetxea carries the 15th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Segunda División of 16. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.52 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.7× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %58.2%

Available fixtures30 of 10

Goals / 900.057

Assists / 900.057

Goal contribution / 900.115

Defensive actions / 904.523

Player flow

Goal involvements2

Shot conversion %50

Shot accuracy %28.6

Pass accuracy %84

Dribble success %37.5

Cards / 900.515

Foul involvement / 903.378

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 (~16), then tapers with age. At 33, Olaetxea sits on 5.7, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Olaetxea's projected Rating — 23 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 defensive midfielders in the Segunda División with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Shots on target2

Shots7

Passing

Assists1

Chances created7

Passes774

Pass accuracy84%

Possession

Successful dribbles3

Dribble success37.5%

Duels won99

Duels won %49.3%

Fouls won18

Defending

Tackles45

Interceptions21

Blocks13

Fouls committed41

Penalties conceded1—

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards9

Red cards0

Transfer history

EibarJul 2025 – nowFree Transfer

Sporting GijonJul 2024 – Jul 2025Free

AlbaceteJul 2022 – Jul 2024Free

AAmorebietauntil Jul 2022

GGernikaJul 2017 – Jul 2022

Athletic Clubuntil Jul 2017

About Olaetxea

Lander Olaetxea Ibaibarriaga is a 33-year-old defensive midfielder who plays for Eibar, born on April 12, 1993 in Abadiño, standing 179 cm tall. He is from Spain. Eibar currently sit 3rd of 22 in the Segunda División.

This season

In the current season, Olaetxea has made 30 appearances with 1 goal and 1 assist across 1,572 minutes, with 9 yellow cards.

Olaetxea's next match is on October 31, 2026, when Eibar face Almeria at home in the Segunda División.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates Olaetxea at 23 with a Season form score of 31, ranking 180th of 194 defensive midfielders in the Segunda División. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 11 recorded seasons, Olaetxea has totalled 344 club appearances with 29 goals and 10 assists for 7 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2022/23, with 41 appearances for Albacete.

Olaetxea's career has also included time at Sporting Gijon, Albacete, AAmorebieta, GGernika and Athletic Club.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Eibar finished 3rd of 22 · an upper-table side

Strengths

Watch points