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Full nameGrady George Diangana
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalityEngland
Age28
Date of birth19 Apr 1998
BirthplaceLubumbashi
Height180 cm
Shirt number#19
ClubElche
Central midfielderalso played MID
20
Appearances
1
Goals
0
Assists
929
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Elche.

Injury-affected season

Missed 7 of Elche's ~38 games this season through 7 injury absences (muscle, injury). He still appeared 20 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

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
La Liga20109296.51
Copa del Rey100216.9

Scout report

Squad depthCentral midfielder

G. Diangana is a 28-year-old central midfielder at Elche, rated 49.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 272nd of 389 on scout potential in the La Liga. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (33.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.03 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Diangana.

Judged on this season alone, Diangana graded 14 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 61st of 73 of the 73 central midfielders in the La Liga, on 1 goal, 0 assists and 2.034 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 19 → 14). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 49, 56th of 73 of the 73 central midfielders in the La Liga. At 28 Diangana is in his prime years, and a market index of 19.6 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Diangana missed 7 games through injury (muscle, injury) out of roughly 38 this season. The 20 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.

From the career report
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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending downStepped up 2025/26Injury-hit 2025/26
Current potential56th of 73 central midfielders · La LigaCurrent season61st of 73 central midfielders · La Liga61st-best central midfielder in the La Liga272nd in the La Liga · potential56th-highest potential central midfielder in the La Liga
49.3
Ratingi
56th of 73 central midfielders
14
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
33.3%
Minutes
limited game time
2.03
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

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

2.03
Def. / 90
14
Tackles
4
Interceptions
2
Clean sheets

2.03 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 20 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 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 88.9/100).

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 33.3% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

With a Rating of 49.3, Diangana carries the 56th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the La Liga of 73, 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 moderate defensive volume (2.03 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).

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

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.