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Javi López

Squad depthOviedo · 24 yrs

Profile

Full nameJavier López Carballo
PositionFull-back
NationalitySpain
Age24
Date of birth25 Mar 2002
BirthplaceLa Orotava
Height184 cm
Shirt number#25
ClubOviedo
Full-back
25
Appearances
0
Goals
1
Assists
1726
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Oviedo.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
La Liga250117266.54
UEFA U21 Championship - Qualificationat Spain U21200110
Copa del Rey100565.7

Scout report

Squad depthFull-back

Javi López is a 24-year-old full-back at Oviedo, rated 72.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 142nd of 389 on scout potential in the La Liga. An emerging talent, he has been a rotation option this season (54.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.39 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on López.

Judged on this season alone, López graded 27 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 37th of 65 of the 65 full-backs in the La Liga, on 5 clean sheets and 3.389 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 29 → 27). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 72, top 31% of the 65 full-backs in the La Liga. At 24 López is in his prime years, and a market index of 47.9 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2024/25Holding levelStepped up 2023/24
Current potentialTop 31% full-backs · La LigaCurrent season37th of 65 full-backs · La Liga37th-best full-back in the La Liga142nd in the La Liga · potential20th-highest potential full-back in the La Liga
72.3
Ratingi
20th of 65 full-backs
26.6
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
54.8%
Minutes
rotation minutes
3.39
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

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

3.39
Def. / 90
43
Tackles
20
Interceptions
5
Clean sheets

3.39 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 25 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 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 54.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

With a Rating of 72.3, López carries the 20th-highest potential of the full-backs in the La Liga (top 31%), and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Oviedo 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 moderate defensive volume (3.39 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

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