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Full nameHugo Bueno López
PositionDefensive midfielder
NationalitySpain
Age23
Date of birth18 Sept 2002
BirthplaceVigo
Height180 cm
Shirt number#3
ClubWolves
Defensive midfielderalso played MID
35
Appearances
1
Goals
2
Assists
2375
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Wolves.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Premier League351223756.65
UEFA U21 Championshipat Spain U214002256.47
League Cup2001876.95
UEFA U21 Championship - Qualificationat Spain U21200160
FA Cup100886.5

Scout report

Top-tier performerBall-winning Defensive midfielder

Hugo Bueno is a 23-year-old defensive midfielder at Wolves, rated 78.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 126th of 376 on scout potential in the Premier League. An emerging talent, he has been a regular starter this season (69.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.17 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Bueno.

Judged on this season alone, Bueno graded 39 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 24th of 55 of the 55 defensive midfielders in the Premier League, on 1 goal, 2 assists and 4.168 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 17 → 39). Across the 4 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 79, top 31% of the 55 defensive midfielders in the Premier League. At 23 Bueno is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 94.7 reflects that trajectory.

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A career still climbing — Bueno is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2025/26
Current potentialTop 31% defensive midfielders · Premier LeagueCurrent season24th of 55 defensive midfielders · Premier League24th-best defensive midfielder in the Premier League126th in the Premier League · potential17th-highest potential defensive midfielder in the Premier League
78.9
Ratingi
17th of 55 defensive midfielders
39.1
Seasoni
developing / rotation level
69.4%
Minutes
a regular starter
4.17
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Wolves finished 20th of 20 · a relegation-threatened side

4.17
Def. / 90
67
Tackles
39
Interceptions
3
Clean sheets

4.17 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 35 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (20th 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 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 69.4% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Defensive volume. 4.17 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
  • Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 90/100).

Watch points

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

Outlook

With a Rating of 78.9, Bueno carries the 17th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Premier League (top 31%), and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Wolves finished 20th 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 (4.17 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 23, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.

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

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.