based on the 2025/26 season · updated 20 Aug 2026
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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Alaves.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 La Liga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 6.95 |
Scout report
Pablo Ibáñez is a 28-year-old defensive midfielder at Alaves, rated 56.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 64th of 140 on scout potential in the La Liga. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter this season (65.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.6 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Ibáñez.
Judged on this season alone, Ibáñez graded 32 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 4th of 6 of the 6 defensive midfielders in the La Liga, on 1 goal, 1 assist and 3.595 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 32 → 32). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2025/26.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 57, 4th of 6 of the 6 defensive midfielders in the La Liga. At 28 Ibáñez is in his prime years, and a market index of 22.5 reflects that trajectory.
A career still climbing — Ibáñez is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
Output in context · Alaves finished 14th of 20 · a lower-table side
3.6 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 37 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (14th of 20) 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 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 65.9% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Defensive volume. 3.6 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
- Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 89.4/100).
Watch points
- Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.
Outlook
With a Rating of 56.7, Ibáñez carries the 4th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the La Liga of 6, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Alaves finished 14th of 20) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.6 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years). Doing it for a lesser side, he profiles as a value buy for a club higher up the table.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the La Liga with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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