Unai López

López's current-season form is level with last season (Season 27→27), while his Rating held around 44. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 31).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Rayo Vallecano · 14th	2	0	0	7.1	44	27
2025/26	Rayo Vallecano · 8th	28	0	4	6.82	44	27
2024/25	Rayo Vallecano · 8th	32	3	1	6.88	57	31
2023/24	Rayo Vallecano · 17th	35	1	2	6.83	61	30
2022/23	Rayo Vallecano · 11th	34	1	2	6.68	66	22

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 7 earlier seasons and 2 youth-team spells in the full career.

Spain · international

Side	Apps	G
Spain U21	1	0
Spain U19	3	1

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthDefensive midfielder

Unai López is a 30-year-old defensive midfielder at Rayo Vallecano, rated 43.9 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (47.5% 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.

On the season, López graded 27 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 4 assists and 3.105 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 27 → 27). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 44. At 30 López is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 15 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2024/25Holding levelRemarkably consistent

43.9

Ratingi

developing / rotation level

27.2

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

47.5%

Minutes

rotation minutes

3.11

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Rayo Vallecano finished 8th of 20 · a mid-table side

Apps

3.11

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

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.

Strengths

Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.22 goal involvements per 90, useful for a defensive midfielder.
Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 92.5/100).

Watch points

Game time. Only 47.5% 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 43.9 overall — developing / rotation level. 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.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %47.5%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900

Assists / 900.222

Goal contribution / 900.222

Defensive actions / 903.105

Player flow

Goal involvements4

Cards / 900.388

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 (~30), then tapers with age. At 30, López sits on 15, past its peak and easing. The blue line is López's projected Rating — 43.9 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 defensive midfielders in the La Liga with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists4

Defending

Tackles31

Interceptions22

Blocks3

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards7

Red cards0

Transfer history

Rayo VallecanoJul 2022 – now

Rayo Vallecano(on loan)Aug 2021 – Jul 2022

Athletic Club(back from loan)Jul 2018 – Aug 2021

Rayo Vallecano(on loan)Aug 2017 – Jul 2018

Athletic Club(back from loan)Jul 2017 – Aug 2017

Leganes(on loan)Jul 2016 – Jul 2017

Athletic Clubuntil Jul 2016

About Unai López

Unai López Cabrera is a 30-year-old defensive midfielder who plays for Rayo Vallecano, born on October 30, 1995 in Errenteria, standing 170 cm tall. He is from Spain. Rayo Vallecano currently sit 14th of 20 in the La Liga.

This season

In the current season, Unai López has made 2 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 168 minutes, averaging a 7.1 match rating over his last 2 rated games, with 1 yellow card.

Recent matches

August 20, 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs Alaves (90 minutes, 7.2 rating)
August 15, 2026: 1-2 loss away at Sevilla (78 minutes, 7 rating)

Unai López's next match is on August 31, 2026, when Rayo Vallecano face Barcelona away in the La Liga.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates Unai López at 43.9 with a Season form score of 27.2. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 4 career titles — among them the Super Cup and the Segunda División. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 14 recorded seasons, Unai López has totalled 371 club appearances with 20 goals and 21 assists for 4 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2015/16, with 40 appearances for Athletic Club II.

Unai López's career has also included time at Athletic Club and Leganes.

On the international stage, Unai López has represented Spain U21 and Spain U19 — 4 caps and 1 goal in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.