based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026
Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Manchester City.
Scout report
Rodri is a 30-year-old defensive midfielder at Manchester City, rated 44.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 147th of 197 on scout potential in the Premier League. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (44.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.51 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Rodri.
Judged on this season alone, Rodri graded 21 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 11th of 15 of the 15 defensive midfielders in the Premier League, on 1 goal, 0 assists and 3.51 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 1 → 21). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 45, 12th of 15 of the 15 defensive midfielders in the Premier League. At 30 Rodri is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 26.8 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2021/22 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Manchester City finished 2nd of 20 · a title-challenging side
3.51 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 7 clean sheets across 21 appearances. Behind a title-challenging side (2nd of 20) 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 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Defensive volume. 3.51 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
- Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 99.5/100).
Watch points
- Game time. Only 44.2% 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 44.7, Rodri carries the 12th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Premier League of 15. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.51 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the Premier League with 600+ minutes this season.
