Rafa Rodríguez

Rodríguez's current-season form is level with last season (Season 22→22), while his Rating held around 65. His peak season for form remains 2025/26 (Season 22).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Malaga · 16th	2	0	0	6.6	65	22
2025/26	Malaga · 4th	42	5	4	6.74	65	22
2024/25	Malaga · 17th	6	2	0	6.86	59	3
2022/23	Malaga · 20th	1	0	0	6.2	52	0

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 4 youth-team spells in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthCentral midfielder

Rafa Rodríguez is a 23-year-old central midfielder at Malaga, rated 65.5 overall by Field Insider's model. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (34.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.25 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Rodríguez.

On the season, Rodríguez graded 27 for current form (age-blind), on 5 goals, 4 assists and 2.245 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 22 → 22). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2025/26.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 66. At 23 Rodríguez is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 27.8 reflects that trajectory.

65.5

Ratingi

a strong, regular top-tier starter

27.3

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

34.9%

Minutes

limited game time

2.25

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Malaga finished 4th of 22 · an upper-table side

Apps

2.25

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.25 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 42 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (4th of 22) 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 5 goals and 4 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.56 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.

Watch points

Game time. Only 34.9% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

Rated 65.5 overall — a strong, regular top-tier starter. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.25 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 23, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %34.9%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900.312

Assists / 900.249

Goal contribution / 900.561

Defensive actions / 902.245

Player flow

Goal involvements9

Cards / 900.312

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 (~43), then tapers with age. At 23, Rodríguez sits on 27.8, at or near its peak. The blue line is Rodríguez's projected Rating — 65.5 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 central midfielders in the La Liga with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals5

Passing

Assists4

Defending

Tackles26

Interceptions9

Blocks1

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards5

Red cards0

About Rafa Rodríguez

Rafael Rodríguez Ruiz is a 23-year-old central midfielder who plays for Malaga, born on July 10, 2003 in Sevilla, standing 180 cm tall. He is from Spain. Malaga currently sit 16th of 20 in the La Liga.

This season

In the current season, Rafa Rodríguez has made 2 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 40 minutes, averaging a 6.45 match rating over his last 2 rated games.

Recent matches

August 24, 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs Deportivo La Coruna (21 minutes, 6.7 rating)
August 19, 2026: 0-2 loss away at Atletico Madrid (23 minutes, 6.2 rating)

Rafa Rodríguez's next match is on August 30, 2026, when Malaga face Real Madrid away in the La Liga.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates Rafa Rodríguez at 65.5 with a Season form score of 27.3. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 6 recorded seasons, Rafa Rodríguez has totalled 138 club appearances with 19 goals and 4 assists for 2 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2025/26, with 42 appearances for Malaga.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.