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Copete

Top-tier performerValencia · 26 yrs

Profile

Full nameJosé Manuel Arias Copete
PositionCentre-back
NationalitySpain
Age26
Date of birth10 Oct 1999
BirthplaceÉcija
Height192 cm
Shirt number#3
ClubValencia
Centre-back
21
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
1768
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Valencia.

Injury-affected season

Missed 14 of Valencia's ~38 games this season through 14 injury absences (ankle, yellow cards). He still appeared 21 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 Liga210017686.65
Copa del Rey3001486.87

Scout report

Top-tier performerCentral defender

Copete is a 26-year-old central defender at Valencia, rated 75.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 118th of 389 on scout potential in the La Liga. In his prime years, he has been an ever-present this season (81.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.21 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Copete.

Judged on this season alone, Copete graded 38 — a strong campaign that ranks top 20% of the 75 centre-backs in the La Liga, on 5 clean sheets and 3.207 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 21 → 38). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 75, top 28% of the 75 centre-backs in the La Liga. At 26 Copete is in his prime years, and a market index of 49.9 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Copete missed 14 games through injury (ankle, yellow cards) out of roughly 38 this season. The 21 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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Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2022/23Trending upBreakout: 2025/26Stepped up 2022/23Injury-hit 2025/26
Current potentialTop 28% centre-backs · La LigaCurrent seasonTop 20% centre-backs · La Liga15th-best centre-back in the La Liga118th in the La Liga · potential21st-highest potential centre-back in the La Liga
75.3
Ratingi
21st of 75 centre-backs
37.6
Seasoni
developing / rotation level
81.9%
Minutes
near ever-present
3.21
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Valencia finished 9th of 20 · a mid-table side

3.21
Def. / 90
25
Tackles
22
Interceptions
5
Clean sheets

3.21 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 21 appearances.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 81.9% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 92/100).

Watch points

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

Outlook

With a Rating of 75.3, Copete carries the 21st-highest potential of the centre-backs in the La Liga (top 28%). Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.21 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.

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

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.