Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Osasuna.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 La Liga | 35 | 3 | 2 | 3073 | 6.9 |
 Copa del Rey | 3 | 0 | 0 | 176 | 6.83 |
Scout report
Catena is a 31-year-old central defender at Osasuna, rated 45.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 291st of 389 on scout potential in the La Liga. A seasoned veteran, he has been an ever-present this season (97.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.08 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Catena.
Judged on this season alone, Catena graded 31 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 36th of 75 of the 75 centre-backs in the La Liga, on 6 clean sheets and 3.075 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 37 → 31). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 46, 51st of 75 of the 75 centre-backs in the La Liga. At 31 Catena is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 15.4 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Osasuna finished 17th of 20 · a lower-table side
3.08 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 6 clean sheets across 35 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (17th of 20) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 3 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 97.6% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Watch points
- Age curve. At 31, 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 45.7, Catena carries the 51st-highest potential of the centre-backs in the La Liga of 75, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Osasuna finished 17th of 20) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.08 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
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