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Yuri

Experienced headAthletic Club · 36 yrs

Profile

Full nameYuri Berchiche Izeta
PositionFull-back
NationalitySpain
Age36
Date of birth10 Feb 1990
BirthplaceZarautz
Height181 cm
Shirt number#17
ClubAthletic Club
Full-back
32
Appearances
0
Goals
6
Assists
2709
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Athletic Club.

Injury-affected season

Missed 4 of Athletic Club's ~38 games this season through 4 injury absences (muscle, hamstring, leg). He still appeared 32 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.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
La Liga320627097.05
UEFA Champions League4002927.15
Copa del Rey3001827
Emirates Cup100226.2
Friendlies Clubs100226.2

Scout report

Experienced headFull-back

Yuri is a 36-year-old full-back at Athletic Club, rated 32 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 341st of 389 on scout potential in the La Liga. A seasoned veteran, he has been an ever-present this season (88.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.69 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Yuri.

Judged on this season alone, Yuri graded 27 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 37th of 65 of the 65 full-backs in the La Liga, on 5 clean sheets and 2.691 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 39 → 27). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 32, 56th of 65 of the 65 full-backs in the La Liga. At 36 Yuri is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 8.8 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Yuri missed 4 games through injury (muscle, hamstring, leg) out of roughly 38 this season. The 32 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.

From the career report
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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending downBreakout: 2022/23
Current potential56th of 65 full-backs · La LigaCurrent season37th of 65 full-backs · La Liga37th-best full-back in the La Liga341st in the La Liga · potential56th-highest potential full-back in the La Liga
32
Ratingi
56th of 65 full-backs
26.6
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
88.5%
Minutes
near ever-present
2.69
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Athletic Club finished 12th of 20 · a mid-table side

2.69
Def. / 90
43
Tackles
35
Interceptions
5
Clean sheets

2.69 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 32 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 6 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 88.5% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.2 goal involvements per 90, useful for a full-back.
  • Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 90.4/100).

Watch points

  • Age curve. At 36, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 32, Yuri carries the 56th-highest potential of the full-backs in the La Liga of 65. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.69 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.