Pol Valentín

Valentín's current-season form is level with last season (Season 23→23), while his Rating held around 40. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 33).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Preston · 20th	1	0	0	5.3	40	23
2025/26	Preston · 14th	33	0	2	6.67	40	23
2024/25	Preston	42	1	0	6.68	—	—
2024/25	Sheffield Wednesday · 20th	34	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

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 5 earlier seasons and 1 youth-team spell in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthBall-winning Full-back

Pol Valentín is a 29-year-old full-back at Preston, rated 39.6 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (48.7% 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.

On the season, Valentín graded 23 for current form (age-blind), on 4 clean sheets and 4.777 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 23 → 23). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 40. At 29 Valentín is in his prime years, and a market index of 10 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2021/22Holding levelBreakout: 2021/22Injury-hit 2025/264 clubs

39.6

Ratingi

developing / rotation level

23.2

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

48.7%

Minutes

rotation minutes

4.78

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · Preston finished 14th of 24 · a mid-table side

Apps

4.78

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

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 48.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 39.6 overall — developing / rotation level. 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.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %48.7%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900

Assists / 900.089

Goal contribution / 900.089

Defensive actions / 904.777

Player flow

Goal involvements2

Cards / 900.089

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

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 (~18), then tapers with age. At 29, Valentín sits on 10, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Valentín's projected Rating — 39.6 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.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among full-backs in the Championship with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists2

Defending

Tackles71

Interceptions27

Blocks9

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2

Red cards0

Transfer history

€0.3M total transfer fees · 3 moves

PrestonJul 2025 – nowFree Transfer

Sheffield WednesdayJul 2023 – Jul 2025€ 300K

Sporting GijonJul 2022 – Jul 2023

FFuenlabradauntil Jul 2022

About Pol Valentín

Pol Valentín Sancho is a 29-year-old full-back who plays for Preston, born on February 21, 1997 in Avinyonet de Puigventós, standing 180 cm tall. He is from Spain. Preston currently sit 20th of 24 in the Championship.

This season

In the current season, Pol Valentín has made 1 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 64 minutes, with 1 yellow card.

Pol Valentín's next match is on August 26, 2026, when Preston face Everton at home in the League Cup.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates Pol Valentín at 39.6 with a Season form score of 23.2. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 10 recorded seasons, Pol Valentín has totalled 266 club appearances with 3 goals and 5 assists for 6 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2024/25, with 42 appearances for Preston.

Pol Valentín's career has also included time at Sheffield Wednesday, Sporting Gijon and FFuenlabrada.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.