Domestic-league season · Preston.
Missed 7 of Preston's ~46 games this season through 7 injury absences (hamstring). He still appeared 33 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Championship | 33 | 0 | 2 | 2016 | 6.67 |
 Friendlies Clubs | 3 | 1 | 1 | 225 | 7.63 |
 League Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 151 | 6.65 |
 FA Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 6.7 |
Valentín's current-season form is up 29% on last season (Season 21→27), while his Rating eased 47→41. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 33).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Preston · 14th | 33 | 0 | 2 | 6.67 | 41 | 27 |
| 2024/25 | Preston · 20th | 42 | 1 | 0 | 6.68 | 47 | 21 |
| 2023/24 | Sheffield Wednesday · 20th | 36 | 0 | 0 | 6.54 | 55 | 26 |
| 2022/23 | Sporting Gijon · 17th | 32 | 0 | 2 | 6.57 | 55 | 11 |
| 2021/22 | Fuenlabrada · 21st | 32 | 0 | 1 | 6.69 | 60 | 33 |
| 2020/21 | Fuenlabrada · 11th | 23 | 0 | 0 | 6.46 | 58 | 15 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
Pol Valentín is a 29-year-old full-back at Preston, rated 41.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 348th of 453 in the Championship. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (57.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.78 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Valentín.
Judged on this season alone, Valentín graded 27 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 35th of 72 of the 72 full-backs in the Championship, on 4 clean sheets and 4.777 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 21 → 27). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2021/22.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 41, 54th of 72 of the 72 full-backs in the Championship. At 29 Valentín is in his prime years, and a market index of 29.1 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Valentín missed 7 games through injury (hamstring) out of roughly 46 this season. The 33 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.
Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
4.78 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 33 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 41.3, Valentín carries the 54th-highest potential of the full-backs in the Championship of 72. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.78 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).
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 (~53), then tapers with age. At 29, Valentín sits on 29.1, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Valentín's projected Rating — 41.3 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.
€0.3M total transfer fees · 3 moves
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