Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Almeria.
Injury-affected season
Missed 3 of Almeria's ~46 games this season through 3 injury absences (cruciate ligament surgery). He still appeared 23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Segunda División | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1479 | 6.8 |
Scout report
I. Baba is a 30-year-old central midfielder at Almeria, rated 32.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 360th of 452 on scout potential in the Segunda División. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (38.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.29 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Baba.
Judged on this season alone, Baba graded 15 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 69th of 91 of the 91 central midfielders in the Segunda División, on 0 goals, 1 assist and 3.286 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 4 → 15). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2021/22.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 33, 77th of 91 of the 91 central midfielders in the Segunda División. At 30 Baba is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 6.9 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Baba missed 3 games through injury (cruciate ligament surgery) out of roughly 46 this season. The 23 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.
Past his 2021/22 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Almeria finished 3rd of 22 · an upper-table side
3.29 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 23 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (3rd of 22) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 38.2% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 32.7, Baba carries the 77th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Segunda División of 91. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.29 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× 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.
