Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Preston.
Injury-affected season
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.
Performance data · by competition
| 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 |
Scout report
Pol Valentín is a 29-year-old full-back at Preston, rated 41.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 380th of 493 on scout potential 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 36th of 77 of the 77 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, 58th of 77 of the 77 full-backs in the Championship. At 29 Valentín is in his prime years, and a market index of 11.5 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.
Output in context · Preston finished 14th of 24 · a mid-table side
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.
Strengths
- Defensive volume. 4.78 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 57.4% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 41.3, Valentín carries the 58th-highest potential of the full-backs in the Championship of 77. 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.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
