Rafa Marín · career
Rafael Marín Zamora
Center Back · Villarreal · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Peak: 2023/24Trending downBreakout: 2025/26
The record covers 3 seasons (2023/24–2025/26) across 3 clubs, including a move abroad — 97 appearances with 1 goal contributions from defence.
His best campaign on record is 2023/24 at Alaves — Season rating 36, 0 goals and 0 assists in 36 games. 2025/26 was the leap — Season rating up 21 points at Villarreal. Form has slipped 11 Season points across his last 3 full seasons. The gap to his peak is 11 Season points.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | VillarrealLoan | 23 | 1 | 0 | 80 | 25 |
| 2024/25 | Napoli | 38 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 4 |
| 2023/24 | AlavesLoan | 36 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 36 |
| 2022/23 | Real Madrid II | 40 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 2021/22 | Real Madrid II | 27 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2020/21 | Real Madrid II | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain U21 | 2025/26 | UEFA U21 Championship | 4 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | UEFA U21 Championship - Qualification | 6 | 0 | |
| Spain U17 | 2019/20 | UEFA U17 Championship | 4 | 0 |
| 2019/20 | World Cup - U17 | 3 | 0 |
Honours
La Liga×2Serie A×2Super Cup×2UEFA Champions League×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Liga | 23 | 1981 | 1 | 0 | 7.0 |
| UEFA U21 Championship - Qualificationat Spain U21 | 6 | 515 | 0 | 0 | — |
| UEFA Champions League | 5 | 385 | 0 | 1 | 6.8 |
| Copa del Rey | 3 | 300 | 0 | 0 | 7.4 |
| UEFA U21 Championshipat Spain U21 | 4 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 |
| Friendlies Clubs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Schedule · 2025/26
31 played16 unused sub1 injured7 not in squad· 2665 min, 1g 1a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19 | Friendlies Clubs | A FC Basel 1893 | 3-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 22 | Friendlies Clubs | A FC ST. Gallen | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 25 | Friendlies Clubs | A Sporting CP | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 2 | Friendlies Clubs | A Leeds | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 6 | Friendlies Clubs | A Arsenal | 3-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 10 | Friendlies Clubs | H Aston Villa | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 15 | La Liga | H Oviedo | 2-0 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Aug 24 | La Liga | H Girona | 5-0 | Played | 90 | 1 | 8.5 | |
| Aug 31 | La Liga | A Celta Vigo | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| Sep 13 | La Liga | A Atletico Madrid | 0-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Sep 16 | UEFA Champions League | A Tottenham | 0-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Sep 20 | La Liga | H Osasuna | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Sep 23 | La Liga | A Sevilla | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| Sep 27 | La Liga | H Athletic Club | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 8.0 | ||
| Oct 1 | UEFA Champions League | H Juventus | 2-2 | Played | 90 | 8.2 | ||
| Oct 4 | La Liga | A Real Madrid | 1-3 | Played | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| Oct 18 | La Liga | H Real Betis | 2-2 | Played | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| Oct 21 | UEFA Champions League | H Manchester City | 0-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Oct 25 | La Liga | A Valencia | 2-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Oct 29 | Copa del Rey | A Ciudad de Lucena | 6-0 | Played | 90 | 7.9 | ||
| Nov 1 | La Liga | H Rayo Vallecano | 4-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Nov 5 | UEFA Champions League | A Pafos | 0-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Nov 8 | La Liga | A Espanyol | 2-0 | Played | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| Nov 22 | La Liga | H Mallorca | 2-1 | Played | 80 | 7.3 | ||
| Nov 25 | UEFA Champions League | A Borussia Dortmund | 0-4 | Played | 25 | 6.2 | ||
| Nov 30 | La Liga | A Real Sociedad | 3-2 | Played | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| Dec 3 | Copa del Rey | A Antoniano | 0-0 | Played | 120 | 7.3 | ||
| Dec 6 | La Liga | H Getafe | 2-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Dec 10 | UEFA Champions League | H FC Copenhagen | 2-3 | Played | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| Dec 17 | Copa del Rey | A Racing Santander | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Dec 21 | La Liga | H Barcelona | 0-2 | Played | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| Jan 3 | La Liga | A Elche | 3-1 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Jan 10 | La Liga | H Alaves | 3-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Jan 17 | La Liga | A Real Betis | 0-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Jan 20 | UEFA Champions League | H Ajax | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 1 | 6.6 | |
| Jan 24 | La Liga | H Real Madrid | 0-2 | Played | 66 | 7.3 | ||
| Jan 28 | UEFA Champions League | A Bayer Leverkusen | 0-3 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Jan 31 | La Liga | A Osasuna | 2-2 | Played | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| Feb 9 | La Liga | H Espanyol | 4-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Feb 14 | La Liga | A Getafe | 1-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Feb 18 | La Liga | A Levante | 1-0 | Played | 79 | 7.2 | ||
| Feb 22 | La Liga | H Valencia | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 28 | La Liga | A Barcelona | 1-4 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Mar 8 | La Liga | H Elche | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| Mar 13 | La Liga | A Alaves | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Mar 20 | La Liga | H Real Sociedad | 3-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Apr 6 | La Liga | A Girona | 0-1 | Injury | — | |||
| Apr 12 | La Liga | A Athletic Club | 2-1 | Played | 45 | 7.2 | ||
| Apr 23 | La Liga | A Oviedo | 1-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Apr 26 | La Liga | H Celta Vigo | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| May 2 | La Liga | H Levante | 5-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| May 10 | La Liga | A Mallorca | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| May 13 | La Liga | H Sevilla | 2-3 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| May 17 | La Liga | A Rayo Vallecano | 0-2 | Played | 90 | 6.0 | ||
| May 24 | La Liga | H Atletico Madrid | 5-1 | Played | 90 | 7.3 |