Alejandro Grimaldo

Alejandro GrimaldoLM#22

Atlético·LaLiga·Defender - Left-Back

30 years(20/09/1995)1,71mleftSpainContract until 30/06/2030

7.16Rating44 matches in 12 months
€20.00mMarket value#12 in Atlético · #67 in LaLiga

Last 5rating per match

UEFA Champio05.117.9
Bundesliga08.118
Bundesliga22.116.5
UEFA Champio25.117.7
Bundesliga29.117.2

Form, 12 monthsaverage rating per month

7.50Nov
7.50Dec
7.00Jan
7.10Feb
7.10Mar
7.50Apr
7.70May
6.60Jun
Jul
6.40Aug
7.00Sep
Oct

Key statsLaLiga · UEFA Champions League

Goals20.32 / 901 of 40Rank
xG0.170.06 / 901 of 37Rank
Assists10.16 / 902 of 40Rank
xA0.005 of 40Rank
Shots101.59 / 903 of 37Rank
Shots on target550%1 of 37Rank
Key passes50.80 / 909 of 40Rank
Pass accuracy84.1%

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 defenders — LaLiga, season 26/27. What xG, npxG, xA and xGChain mean

Player profileattributes and traits

ATTACKING72TECHNIQUE68TACTICAL49DEFENDING49CREATIVITY84

Player Position average

Attacking72
Technique68
Tactical49
Defending49
Creativity84

Strengths

  • Consistency
  • Ball interception
  • Passing

Weaknesses

No outstanding weaknesses

Player positions: ML

Positions on the pitch

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

AttackingPer 90 · Percentile

Goals0.34100%
xG0.36100%
Shots1.6894%
Shots on target0.84100%
Conversion %2085%
Big chances missed0.178%
Dribbles1.85100%
Fouls won0.3422%

PlaymakingPer 90 · Percentile

Assists0.1795%
xA0.0885%
Key passes0.5072%
Big chances created0.3492%
Accurate passes40.8862%
Pass accuracy %84.751%
Final third passes13.7997%
Long balls2.1967%
Crosses1.1896%

DefendingPer 90 · Percentile

Tackles2.3669%
Interceptions0.6728%
Clearances1.6810%
Blocks0.3443%
Aerial duels won0.6714%
Duels won5.2169%
Recoveries3.3641%
Dribbled past1.0121%
Fouls1.0150%
Errors leading to goal0.0060%

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 39 defenders · LaLiga · season 26/27 · min 270′ · player 535′

Similar playersLaLiga · defenders · season 26/27

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.

Availability

StatusInjuredsince 13.12.2025
National teamSpain14 caps · 0 goals
Contract until30/06/2030
Market value€20.00mHighest: €45.00m (27/03/2024)

Season statsSeason 26/27

CompetitionTeamSeasonAppsMinRatingGAG+AYCRC
LaLigaAtlético Madrid26/2765356.92213——
UEFA Champions LeagueAtlético Madrid26/271316.70——0——
Transfers7
DateSeasonFromToFeeMarket value
01/07/202626/27LeverkusenAtlético€15.00m€20.00m
01/07/202323/24BenficaLeverkusenfree transfer€25.00m
01/01/201615/16Barcelona BBenfica€2.10m€2.00m
01/07/201212/13Barça U19Barcelona B-€100k
01/07/201111/12Barça U16Barça U19--
01/07/200909/10Barça YouthBarça U16--
01/07/200808/09Valencia CF YouBarça Youth?-

Market value

€20.00m Current€45.00m Highest · 27/03/202427/05/2026 Last change
01/03/2012 · €100k · FC Barcelona U1907/08/2012 · €1.00m · FC Barcelona B22/01/2013 · €1.50m · FC Barcelona B09/05/2013 · €1.50m · FC Barcelona B08/10/2013 · €1.50m · FC Barcelona B06/02/2014 · €1.50m · FC Barcelona B05/08/2014 · €2.00m · FC Barcelona B08/01/2015 · €2.00m · FC Barcelona B24/02/2016 · €1.50m · SL Benfica29/07/2016 · €2.00m · SL Benfica31/10/2016 · €7.00m · SL Benfica22/02/2017 · €7.00m · SL Benfica26/06/2017 · €9.00m · SL Benfica07/02/2018 · €13.00m · SL Benfica13/06/2018 · €20.00m · SL Benfica01/11/2018 · €25.00m · SL Benfica11/01/2019 · €28.00m · SL Benfica07/06/2019 · €32.00m · SL Benfica30/12/2019 · €35.00m · SL Benfica08/04/2020 · €28.00m · SL Benfica17/08/2020 · €28.00m · SL Benfica28/01/2021 · €28.00m · SL Benfica25/03/2021 · €22.00m · SL Benfica21/05/2021 · €22.00m · SL Benfica27/12/2021 · €20.00m · SL Benfica31/05/2022 · €20.00m · SL Benfica01/11/2022 · €20.00m · SL Benfica02/03/2023 · €25.00m · SL Benfica16/06/2023 · €25.00m · SL Benfica14/12/2023 · €35.00m · Bayer 04 Leverkusen27/03/2024 · €45.00m · Bayer 04 Leverkusen29/05/2024 · €45.00m · Bayer 04 Leverkusen20/12/2024 · €40.00m · Bayer 04 Leverkusen05/06/2025 · €30.00m · Bayer 04 Leverkusen19/12/2025 · €24.00m · Bayer 04 Leverkusen27/05/2026 · €20.00m · Bayer 04 Leverkusen€45.00m
01.03.201227.05.2026
#12 Atlético#67 LaLiga#34 Left-Back#49 Spain#562 Worldwide#4 Year 1995
Value history
DateAgeClubValue
01/03/201216FC Barcelona U19€100k
07/08/201216FC Barcelona B€1.00m
22/01/201317FC Barcelona B€1.50m
09/05/201317FC Barcelona B€1.50m
08/10/201318FC Barcelona B€1.50m
06/02/201418FC Barcelona B€1.50m
05/08/201418FC Barcelona B€2.00m
08/01/201519FC Barcelona B€2.00m
24/02/201620SL Benfica€1.50m
29/07/201620SL Benfica€2.00m
31/10/201621SL Benfica€7.00m
22/02/201721SL Benfica€7.00m
26/06/201721SL Benfica€9.00m
07/02/201822SL Benfica€13.00m
13/06/201822SL Benfica€20.00m
01/11/201823SL Benfica€25.00m
11/01/201923SL Benfica€28.00m
07/06/201923SL Benfica€32.00m
30/12/201924SL Benfica€35.00m
08/04/202024SL Benfica€28.00m
17/08/202024SL Benfica€28.00m
28/01/202125SL Benfica€28.00m
25/03/202125SL Benfica€22.00m
21/05/202125SL Benfica€22.00m
27/12/202126SL Benfica€20.00m
31/05/202226SL Benfica€20.00m
01/11/202227SL Benfica€20.00m
02/03/202327SL Benfica€25.00m
16/06/202327SL Benfica€25.00m
14/12/202328Bayer 04 Leverkusen€35.00m
27/03/202428Bayer 04 Leverkusen€45.00m
29/05/202428Bayer 04 Leverkusen€45.00m
20/12/202429Bayer 04 Leverkusen€40.00m
05/06/202529Bayer 04 Leverkusen€30.00m
19/12/202530Bayer 04 Leverkusen€24.00m
27/05/202630Bayer 04 Leverkusen€20.00m
xG Statisticsall seasons
SeasonLeagueClubAppsMinGxGnpxGAxAShKPxGChain
2026La ligaAtletico Madrid327000.170.1700401.01

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.

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