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 · 12th	5	0	3	6.88	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 depthAttacking midfielder

Unai López is a 30-year-old attacking midfielder at Rayo Vallecano, rated 43.3 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (47.5% of available minutes). He brings 0.22 goal contributions per 90 (0 goals, 0.22 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on López.

On the season, López graded 15 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals and 4 assists in 28 appearances (0.222 involvements 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 43. At 30 López is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 14.3 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

43.3

Ratingi

developing / rotation level

14.5

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

47.5%

Minutes

rotation minutes

0.22

Goal contrib / 90

modest end product

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

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

Goals / app

0 goals in 28 appearances (0 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. He also laid on 4 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 4 goal contributions (0.14 per appearance).

Strengths

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.
Output. 0.22 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 43.3 overall — developing / rotation level. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.22 goal contributions 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.

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 (~29), then tapers with age. At 30, López sits on 14.3, past its peak and easing. The blue line is López's projected Rating — 43.3 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.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among attacking 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 attacking 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 12th of 20 in the La Liga.

This season

In the current season, Unai López has made 5 appearances with 0 goals and 3 assists across 408 minutes, averaging a 7 match rating over his last 6 rated games, with 1 yellow card.

When Unai López plays, Rayo Vallecano's record this season is 2W-1D-3L — and his match ratings average 7.32 at home against 6.67 on the road.

Recent matches

September 15, 2026: 2-1 win at home vs Espanyol (61 minutes, 6.66 rating)
September 12, 2026: 1-4 loss away at Real Madrid (75 minutes, 6.41 rating)
September 5, 2026: 3-2 win at home vs Racing Santander (90 minutes, 2 assists, 8.1 rating)
August 31, 2026: 2-5 loss away at Barcelona (75 minutes, 1 assist, 6.6 rating)
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 September 19, 2026, when Rayo Vallecano face Osasuna away in the La Liga.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates Unai López at 43.3 with a Season form score of 14.5. 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 374 club appearances with 20 goals and 24 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.