Antonio BlancoCM#8

Alavés·LaLiga·Midfield - Defensive Midfield

26 years(23/07/2000)1,76mrightSpainContract until 30/06/2027

6.80Rating37 matches in 12 months

€10.00mMarket value#1 in Alavés · #121 in LaLiga

Last 5rating per match

LaLiga02.117.1

LaLiga08.116.3

LaLiga22.116.6

LaLiga29.116.2

Copa del Rey02.126.3

Form, 12 monthsaverage rating per month

6.50Nov

6.80Dec

7.10Jan

6.90Feb

6.60Mar

6.90Apr

6.80May

Jun

Jul

6.80Aug

6.60Sep

Oct

Club matchesAlavés

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Recent results

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Key statsLaLiga

Goals018 of 55Rank

xG0.230.06 / 9032 of 53Rank

Assists020 of 55Rank

xA0.070.02 / 9035 of 55Rank

Shots71.20 / 9014 of 53Rank

Shots on target00%38 of 53Rank

Key passes20.34 / 9036 of 55Rank

Pass accuracy85.8%

xG — expected goals: the quality of the chances taken; xA — expected assists: the quality of the chances created. Values per 90 minutes are shown under the totals. Rank: place among midfielders — LaLiga, season 26/27. What xG, npxG, xA and xGChain mean

Player profileattributes and traits

Player Position average

Attacking54

Technique56

Tactical56

Defending46

Creativity59

Strengths

No outstanding strengths

Weaknesses

No outstanding weaknesses

Player positions: MC · DM

Positions on the pitch

Percentiles per 90per 90 minutes vs positional peers of the league

AttackingPer 90 · Percentile

Goals0.0034%

xG0.0335%

Shots1.2062%

Shots on target0.0014%

Conversion %034%

Big chances missed0.0063%

Dribbles0.1711%

Fouls won0.6823%

PlaymakingPer 90 · Percentile

Assists0.0032%

xA0.0430%

Key passes0.3426%

Big chances created0.0029%

Accurate passes37.3044%

Pass accuracy %85.843%

Final third passes6.8422%

Long balls2.7461%

Crosses0.5164%

DefendingPer 90 · Percentile

Tackles2.7476%

Interceptions2.2293%

Clearances1.3755%

Blocks0.3461%

Aerial duels won0.3413%

Duels won3.9430%

Recoveries4.6252%

Dribbled past1.5413%

Fouls2.0515%

Errors leading to goal0.0056%

What a percentile means

The percentile shows what share of players of the same position in this league the player beats on a per-90-minute metric. 90% — better than nine out of ten peers; 50% — the league median. Per 90 minutes removes the effect of playing time.

For fouls, offsides, being dribbled past and goals conceded the scale is inverted: a higher percentile means fewer of them.

vs 54 midfielders · LaLiga · season 26/27 · min 270′ · player 526′

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Francho SerranoGetafe · Midfield - Central Midfield6.72Rating0G0A24age 84%

Beñat GerenabarrenaAthletic Club · Midfield - Central Midfield6.58Rating0G0A23age 81%

Bernardo SilvaReal Madrid · Midfield - Attacking Midfield6.70Rating0G1A32age

Profile match = 100 − mean gap of per-90 percentiles across 27 metrics of this position; players of the same league, position group and season with at least 270 minutes.

Reality checkactual vs expected, by season

Goals vs xG

+0.6

+0.8

21.2

25/26

-0.2

00.2

26/27

Goals xG · total 2 / 1.4

Assists vs xA

+1.3

+1.4

31.6

25/26

-0.1

00.1

26/27

Assists xA · total 3 / 1.7

Bars above xG mean the player scores more than the quality of his chances suggests; a long run below xG is usually a finishing problem, a short one — variance.

Availability

StatusAvailable37 matches in 12 months

National teamSpain1 caps · 0 goals

Contract until30/06/2027

Market value€10.00mHighest: €10.00m (09/06/2025)

Season statsSeason 26/27

Competition	Team	Season	Apps	Min	Rating	G	A	G+A	YC	RC
LaLiga	Deportivo Alavés	26/27	7	526	6.69	—	—	0	3	—

Transfers9

Date	Season	From	To	Fee	Market value
25/07/2023	23/24	Real Madrid	Alavés	€4.00m	€5.00m
30/06/2023	22/23	Alavés	Real Madrid	End of loan	€2.50m
12/01/2023	22/23	Real Madrid	Alavés	loan transfer	€3.50m
11/01/2023	22/23	Cádiz CF	Real Madrid	End of loan	€3.50m
18/08/2022	22/23	Real Madrid	Cádiz CF	loan transfer	€5.00m
01/07/2022	22/23	RM Castilla	Real Madrid	-	€5.00m
01/07/2019	19/20	Real Madrid U19	RM Castilla	-	-
01/07/2017	17/18	Real Madrid U18	Real Madrid U19	-	-
01/07/2016	16/17	Real Madrid U17	Real Madrid U18	-	-

Market value

€10.00m Current€10.00m Highest · 09/06/202505/06/2026 Last change

10.09.201905.06.2026

#1 Alavés#93 Defensive Midfield#121 LaLiga#93 Spain#1.196 Worldwide#130 Year 2000

Value history

Date	Age	Club	Value
10/09/2019	19	Real Madrid Castilla	€200k
11/02/2020	19	Real Madrid Castilla	€200k
08/10/2020	20	Real Madrid Castilla	€200k
08/01/2021	20	Real Madrid Castilla	€400k
19/03/2021	20	Real Madrid Castilla	€700k
30/06/2021	20	Real Madrid Castilla	€5.00m
30/12/2021	21	Real Madrid Castilla	€5.00m
29/06/2022	21	Real Madrid Castilla	€5.00m
07/11/2022	22	Cádiz CF	€3.50m
14/06/2023	22	Deportivo Alavés	€2.50m
12/07/2023	22	Real Madrid	€5.00m
22/12/2023	23	Deportivo Alavés	€5.00m
07/06/2024	23	Deportivo Alavés	€7.50m
27/12/2024	24	Deportivo Alavés	€7.50m
09/06/2025	24	Deportivo Alavés	€10.00m
12/12/2025	25	Deportivo Alavés	€10.00m
05/06/2026	25	Deportivo Alavés	€10.00m

xG Statisticsall seasons

Season	League	Club	Apps	Min	G	xG	npxG	A	xA	Sh	KP	xGChain
2026	La liga	Alaves	4	360	0	0.23	0.23	0	0.07	6	2	2.35
2025	La liga	Alaves	36	3137	2	1.22	1.22	3	1.59	40	22	10.95

What xG, npxG, xA and xGChain mean

xG Expected goals: How many goals an average finisher would score from the same shots. A 0.30 xG shot goes in about 3 times in 10. Goals above xG mean efficient finishing; below — a cold streak or poor finishing.
npxG Non-penalty xG: The same xG without penalties. A penalty alone is worth about 0.76 xG, so npxG is a cleaner view of open-play and set-piece chances.
xA Expected assists: The xG of the shots that followed the player's passes. High xA with few assists means teammates missed good chances.
xGChain xG chain: Team xG from every possession the player touched. It shows involvement in build-up, not only the shot or the final pass, so a deep midfielder can rank high without scoring.
KP Key passes: Passes that led directly to a shot — the volume behind xA.