Óscar Mingueza
based on the 2025/26 season · updated 22 Aug 2026
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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Celta Vigo.
Also this season
Earlier this season at Celta Vigo — UEFA Europa League: 11 apps, 0g 1a, 742 min
Earlier this season at Celta Vigo — Copa del Rey: 2 apps, 0g 1a, 240 min
The headline Season rating covers his time at Crystal Palace; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.
Scout report
Óscar Mingueza is a 27-year-old central midfielder at Celta Vigo, rated 66.4 overall by Field Insider's model. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (57.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.56 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Mingueza.
On the season, Mingueza graded 32 for current form (age-blind), on 1 goal, 4 assists and 2.562 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 24 → 32). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 66. At 27 Mingueza is in his prime years, and a market index of 44 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Celta Vigo finished 6th of 20 · an upper-table side
2.56 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 6 clean sheets across 34 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (6th of 20) 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 4 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.23 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
- Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 93.5/100).
Watch points
- Game time. Only 57.5% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Outlook
Rated 66.4 overall — a strong, regular top-tier starter. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.56 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. 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 central midfielders in the Premier League with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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