Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Osasuna.
Injury-affected season
Missed 3 of Osasuna's ~38 games this season through 3 injury absences (illness, muscle). He still appeared 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 La Liga | 15 | 0 | 0 | 660 | 6.61 |
 Copa del Rey | 4 | 0 | 0 | 287 | 6.27 |
Scout report
Juan Cruz is a 34-year-old central defender at Osasuna, rated 14.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 385th of 389 on scout potential in the La Liga. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (21% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.91 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Cruz.
Judged on this season alone, Cruz graded 4 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 75th of 75 of the 75 centre-backs in the La Liga, on 1 clean sheet and 1.909 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 15 → 4). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 15, 75th of 75 of the 75 centre-backs in the La Liga. At 34 Cruz is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 2.9 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Cruz missed 3 games through injury (illness, muscle) out of roughly 38 this season. The 15 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 · Osasuna finished 17th of 20 · a lower-table side
1.91 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 15 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (17th 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.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 21% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Age curve. At 34, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 14.6, Cruz carries the 75th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the La Liga of 75 — though on just 15 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.91 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
