Domestic-league season · Valencia.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 La Liga | 37 | 3 | 6 | 2636 | 6.82 |
 Copa del Rey | 5 | 0 | 0 | 203 | 6.98 |
Rioja's current-season form is up 81% on last season (Season 26→47), while his Rating eased 50→40. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Valencia · 9th | 37 | 3 | 6 | 6.82 | 40 | 47 |
| 2024/25 | Valencia · 12th | 37 | 5 | 0 | 6.9 | 50 | 26 |
| 2023/24 | Alaves · 10th | 38 | 5 | 4 | 7.01 | 56 | 34 |
| 2022/23 | Alaves · 4th | 41 | 10 | 5 | 6.97 | 55 | 41 |
| 2021/22 | Alaves · 20th | 37 | 1 | 3 | 6.66 | 66 | 19 |
| 2020/21 | Alaves · 16th | 35 | 4 | 2 | 6.67 | 69 | 25 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
Luis Rioja is a 32-year-old central midfielder at Valencia, rated 40.1 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 313th of 389 in the La Liga. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter this season (79.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.84 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Rioja.
Judged on this season alone, Rioja graded 47 — a strong campaign that ranks top 24% of the 73 central midfielders in the La Liga, on 3 goals, 6 assists and 1.844 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 26 → 47). Across the 6 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 40, 64th of 73 of the 73 central midfielders in the La Liga. At 32 Rioja is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 17.7 reflects that trajectory.
A career still climbing — Rioja is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
1.84 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 7 clean sheets across 37 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 3 goals and 6 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 40.1, Rioja carries the 64th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the La Liga of 73. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.84 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.8× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
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 (~44), then tapers with age. At 32, Rioja sits on 17.7, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Rioja's projected Rating — 40.1 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.
€3.2M total transfer fees · 5 moves
No transfer news found for this player.
