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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Racing Santander.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Segunda División | 20 | 0 | 0 | 616 | 6.71 |
 Copa del Rey | 4 | 0 | 0 | 197 | 6.8 |
Scout report
Íñigo Sainz-Maza is a 28-year-old defensive midfielder at Racing Santander, rated 39.1 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 327th of 452 on scout potential in the Segunda División. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (16.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.95 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Sainz-Maza.
Judged on this season alone, Sainz-Maza graded 5 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 33rd of 34 of the 34 defensive midfielders in the Segunda División, on 0 goals, 0 assists and 3.945 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 3 → 5). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2022/23.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 39, 28th of 34 of the 34 defensive midfielders in the Segunda División. At 28 Sainz-Maza is in his prime years, and a market index of 10 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2022/23 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Racing Santander finished 1st of 22 · a title-challenging side
3.95 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 20 appearances. Behind a title-challenging side (1st 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.
Strengths
- Defensive volume. 3.95 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 16.3% 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 39.1, Sainz-Maza carries the 28th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Segunda División of 34 — though on just 20 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.95 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.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the Segunda División with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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