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D. Affengruber

Top-tier performerElche · 25 yrs

Profile

Full nameDavid Affengruber
PositionCentre-back
NationalityAustria
Age25
Date of birth19 Mar 2001
BirthplaceScheibbs
Height185 cm
Shirt number#22
ClubElche
Centre-back
36
Appearances
1
Goals
1
Assists
2953
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Elche.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
La Liga361129536.93
Copa del Rey301986.8

Scout report

Top-tier performerBall-winning Central defender

D. Affengruber is a 25-year-old central defender at Elche, rated 80.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 74th of 389 on scout potential in the La Liga. In his prime years, he has been an ever-present this season (91.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.6 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Affengruber.

Judged on this season alone, Affengruber graded 49 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 7% of the 75 centre-backs in the La Liga, on 7 clean sheets and 4.602 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 69 → 49).

On long-term talent our Rating reads 80, top 18% of the 75 centre-backs in the La Liga. At 25 Affengruber is in his prime years, and a market index of 53.5 reflects that trajectory.

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Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2024/25Trending downStepped up 2025/26
Current potentialTop 18% centre-backs · La LigaCurrent seasonTop 7% centre-backs · La Liga5th-best centre-back in the La Liga74th in the La Liga · potential13th-highest potential centre-back in the La Liga
80.3
Ratingi
13th of 75 centre-backs
48.5
Seasoni
a solid contributor and squad regular
91.1%
Minutes
near ever-present
4.6
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Elche finished 15th of 20 · a lower-table side

4.6
Def. / 90
74
Tackles
51
Interceptions
7
Clean sheets

4.6 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 7 clean sheets across 36 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 1 goal and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 91.1% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Defensive volume. 4.6 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
  • Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 88.9/100).

Watch points

  • Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

With a Rating of 80.3, Affengruber carries the 13th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the La Liga (top 18%), and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Elche 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 (4.6 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead. Doing it for a lesser side, he profiles as a value buy for a club higher up the table.

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

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.