Xeber Alkain

Alkain's current-season form is level with last season (Season 9→8), while his Rating eased 49→21. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 35).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Karpaty · 9th	14	2	0	6.89	21	8
2025/26	Eibar · 8th	14	0	1	6.49	33	3
2024/25	Eibar · 9th	33	1	1	6.79	49	9
2023/24	Alaves · 10th	10	0	0	6.75	57	0
2022/23	Alaves · 4th	34	4	0	6.52	61	14
2018/19	Arenas GetxoLoan	16	2	0	—	—	—
2018/19	Real Sociedad III	15	2	0	—	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 3 youth-team spells in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthAttacking midfielder

Xeber Alkain is a 29-year-old attacking midfielder at Karpaty, rated 20.8 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (15.3% of available minutes). He brings 0.44 goal contributions per 90 (0.44 goals, 0 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Alkain.

On the season, Alkain graded 8 for current form (age-blind), on 2 goals and 0 assists in 14 appearances (0.435 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 9 → 8). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 21. At 29 Alkain is in his prime years, and a market index of 1.8 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2021/22Holding levelStepped up 2023/24

20.8

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

7.5

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

15.3%

Minutes

limited game time

0.44

Goal contrib / 90

productive for the role

Output in context · Karpaty finished 9th of 16 · a mid-table side

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.14

Goals / app

2 goals in 14 appearances (0.14 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb.

Strengths

Final-third output. 0.44 goal contributions per 90 (0.44 goals, 0 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

Game time. Only 15.3% 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 20.8 overall — below regular-starter level. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.44 goal contributions 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.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %15.3%

Available fixtures30 of 30

Goals / 900.435

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.435

Defensive actions / 901.304

Player flow

Goal involvements2

Shot conversion %66.7

Shot accuracy %75

Pass accuracy %82

Dribble success %60

Cards / 900.217

Foul involvement / 901.739

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 (~3), then tapers with age. At 29, Alkain sits on 1.8, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Alkain's projected Rating — 20.8 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 Premier League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals2

Shots on target3

Shots4

Passing

Assists0

Chances created2

Passes113

Pass accuracy82%

Possession

Successful dribbles6

Dribble success60%

Duels won30

Duels won %39.5%

Fouls won6

Penalties won1—

Defending

Interceptions6

Fouls committed2

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1

Red cards0

Transfer history

Karpaty2025/26 – nowFree

Eibar2024/25 – 2025/26Free

Alaves2022/23 – 2024/25Free

Real Sociedad II2019/20 – 2022/23

Real Sociedad IIIuntil 2019/20

Arenas Getxo(on loan)2018/19 – 2019/20

Real Sociedaduntil 2018/19

About Xeber Alkain

Xeber Alkain Mitxelena is a 29-year-old attacking midfielder who plays for Karpaty, born on June 26, 1997 in Hondarribia, standing 174 cm tall. He is from Spain. Karpaty currently sit 9th of 16 in the Premier League.

This season

In the current season, Xeber Alkain has made 14 appearances with 2 goals and 0 assists across 414 minutes, averaging a 6.8 match rating over his last 9 rated games, with 1 yellow card. His season has spanned the Segunda División and the Premier League. Though primarily a attacking midfielder, he has also lined up in attack this season.

When Xeber Alkain plays, Karpaty's record this season is 7W-6D-8L — and his match ratings average 6.6 at home against 6.65 on the road.

Recent matches

May 12, 2026: 2-2 draw away at Metalist 1925 Kharkiv (82 minutes, 7 rating)
April 25, 2026: 3-0 win away at Ruh Lviv (65 minutes, 6.9 rating)
April 4, 2026: 1-0 win away at Dynamo Kyiv (59 minutes, 6 rating)
March 22, 2026: 4-0 win at home vs Obolon'-Brovar (75 minutes, 1 goal, 7.6 rating)
March 13, 2026: 4-0 win away at SK Poltava (86 minutes, 1 goal, 7.7 rating)
March 1, 2026: 0-1 loss at home vs Kolos Kovalivka (30 minutes, 6.7 rating)
February 22, 2026: 0-3 loss away at Shakhtar Donetsk (17 minutes, 6.3 rating)
January 25, 2026: 1-0 win at home vs Almeria (3 minutes)
January 10, 2026: 0-1 loss away at Burgos (8 minutes, 6.7 rating)
November 22, 2025: 1-2 loss at home vs Zaragoza (45 minutes, 6.3 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates Xeber Alkain at 20.8 with a Season form score of 7.5. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 8 recorded seasons, Xeber Alkain has totalled 219 club appearances with 28 goals and 6 assists for 6 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2021/22, with 38 appearances for Real Sociedad II.

Xeber Alkain's career has also included time at Eibar, Alaves, Real Sociedad II, Real Sociedad III, Arenas Getxo and Real Sociedad.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Karpaty finished 9th of 16 · a mid-table side

Strengths

Watch points