Domestic-league season · Rayo Vallecano.
Missed 4 of Rayo Vallecano's ~38 games this season through 3 injury absences and 1 suspension (injury, groin, yellow cards). He still appeared 28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 La Liga | 28 | 0 | 4 | 1623 | 6.82 |
 UEFA Europa Conference League | 12 | 2 | 1 | 877 | 6.96 |
 Copa del Rey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 6.5 |
López's current-season form is level with last season (Season 30→30), while his Rating eased 57→45. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 30).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Rayo Vallecano · 8th | 28 | 0 | 4 | 6.82 | 45 | 30 |
| 2024/25 | Rayo Vallecano · 8th | 32 | 3 | 1 | 6.88 | 57 | 30 |
| 2023/24 | Rayo Vallecano · 17th | 35 | 1 | 2 | 6.83 | 61 | 30 |
| 2022/23 | Rayo Vallecano · 11th | 34 | 1 | 2 | 6.68 | 66 | 22 |
| 2021/22 | Rayo Vallecano · 12th | 27 | 0 | 0 | 6.65 | 69 | 14 |
| 2020/21 | Athletic Club · 10th | 26 | 3 | 0 | 6.93 | 76 | 25 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
Unai López is a 30-year-old defensive midfielder at Rayo Vallecano, rated 45.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 294th of 389 in the La Liga. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (53% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.11 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on López.
Judged on this season alone, López graded 30 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 16th of 34 of the 34 defensive midfielders in the La Liga, on 0 goals, 4 assists and 3.105 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 30 → 30). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 45, 27th of 34 of the 34 defensive midfielders in the La Liga. At 30 López is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 41.7 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: López missed 3 games through injury and 1 suspension (injury, groin, yellow cards) out of roughly 38 this season. The 28 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 2023/24 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
3.11 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 6 clean sheets across 28 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 4 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 45.3, López carries the 27th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the La Liga of 34. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.11 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. 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.
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 (~83), then tapers with age. At 30, López sits on 41.7, past its peak and easing. The blue line is López's projected Rating — 45.3 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.
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