Miguel Atienza
ratings updated 18 Oct 2026
Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Leganes.
Also this season
Earlier this season at Burgos — Copa del Rey: 3 apps, 0g 0a, 163 min
The headline Season rating covers his time at Leganes; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Segunda División | 1 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 7.2 |
Scout report
Miguel Atienza is a 27-year-old defensive midfielder at Leganes, rated 47.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 80th of 194 on scout potential in the Segunda División. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (39.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.21 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Atienza.
Judged on this season alone, Atienza graded 22 — a solid campaign that ranks top 32% of the 16 defensive midfielders in the Segunda División, on 1 goal, 0 assists and 4.206 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 46 → 22). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2025/26.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 47, 8th of 16 of the 16 defensive midfielders in the Segunda División. At 27 Atienza is in his prime years, and a market index of 20.1 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2025/26 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Leganes finished 17th of 22 · a lower-table side
4.21 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 9 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (17th of 22) 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 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Defensive volume. 4.21 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 39.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Outlook
With a Rating of 47.4, Atienza carries the 8th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Segunda División of 16 — though on just 9 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.21 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the Segunda División with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
