Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Crystal Palace.
Injury-affected season
Missed 7 of Crystal Palace's ~38 games this season through 7 injury absences (knee, shoulder). He still appeared 29 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
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Premier League | 29 | 4 | 3 | 2403 | 6.91 |
 UEFA Europa Conference League | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1223 | 6.96 |
 League Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 7 |
 Community Shield | 1 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 6.9 |
Scout report
D. Muñoz is a 30-year-old defensive midfielder at Crystal Palace, enjoying a standout season — 4 goals and 3 assists in 29 appearances, a Season grade of 62, top 7% of Premier League defensive midfielders. On long-term scout potential he's rated 55.6, ranking 282nd of 376 in the Premier League. An experienced operator, he has been an ever-present (86.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.78 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Muñoz.
Judged on this season alone, Muñoz graded 62 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 8% of the 55 defensive midfielders in the Premier League, on 4 goals, 3 assists and 3.783 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 60 → 62). Across the 6 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 56, 38th of 55 of the 55 defensive midfielders in the Premier League. At 30 Muñoz is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 55.6 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Muñoz missed 7 games through injury (knee, shoulder) out of roughly 38 this season. The 29 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.
A career still climbing — Muñoz is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
Output in context · Crystal Palace finished 15th of 20 · a lower-table side
3.78 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 8 clean sheets across 29 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (15th 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 4 goals and 3 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 86.1% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.26 goal involvements per 90, useful for a defensive midfielder.
- Defensive volume. 3.78 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
- Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 92.6/100).
Watch points
- Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.
Outlook
With a Rating of 55.6, Muñoz carries the 38th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Premier League of 55, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Crystal Palace finished 15th 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 solid defensive volume (3.78 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).
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Transfer news
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