Domestic-league season · Manchester City.
Missed 7 of Manchester City's ~38 games this season through 7 injury absences (muscle, thigh). He still appeared 26 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Premier League | 26 | 2 | 0 | 2161 | 7.17 |
 UEFA Champions League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 506 | 7 |
 FIFA Club World Cup | 3 | 0 | 0 | 210 | 7.3 |
 Friendlies Clubs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 210 | 7.3 |
Dias's current-season form is up 39% on last season (Season 36→50), while his Rating eased 70→60. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 69).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Manchester City · 2nd | 26 | 2 | 0 | 7.17 | 60 | 50 |
| 2024/25 | Manchester City · 3rd | 27 | 0 | 0 | 7.16 | 70 | 36 |
| 2023/24 | Manchester City · 1st | 35 | 0 | 0 | 7.24 | 80 | 45 |
| 2022/23 | Manchester City · 1st | 32 | 0 | 0 | 6.96 | 82 | 33 |
| 2021/22 | Manchester City · 1st | 29 | 2 | 4 | 7.17 | 92 | 65 |
| 2020/21 | Manchester City · 1st | 32 | 1 | 0 | 7.14 | 93 | 69 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
Rúben Dias is a 29-year-old central defender at Manchester City, rated 60.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 288th of 418 in the Premier League. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter this season (77.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.21 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Dias.
Judged on this season alone, Dias graded 50 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 13% of the 81 centre-backs in the Premier League, on 10 clean sheets and 2.207 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 36 → 50). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 60, 54th of 81 of the 81 centre-backs in the Premier League. At 29 Dias is in his prime years, and a market index of 66.2 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Dias missed 7 games through injury (muscle, thigh) out of roughly 38 this season. The 26 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 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
2.21 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 10 clean sheets across 26 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 2 goals and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 60.2, Dias carries the 54th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Premier League of 81. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.21 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 (~120), then tapers with age. At 29, Dias sits on 66.2, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Dias's projected Rating — 60.2 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.
€68M total transfer fees · 1 moves
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