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Luis Rioja
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Luis Rioja

Luis Jesús Rioja González

Right Midfielder · Valencia. Explore performance, career and dated market values.

PositionRM Age32 ClubValencia Market value€1.8mTransfermarkt · 2026-06-05
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Overview

Player snapshot

ClubValenciaLa Liga
PositionRight MidfielderMidfielder
Date of birth32 years old
NationalitySpainLas Cabezas de San Juan
National teamNot verifiedCaps not stored
Contract until2027-06-30Current stored contract
Market value€1.8mTransfermarkt · 2026-06-05
AvailabilityCurrent absence reportedInjury
Height175 cm68 kg
Shirt number#11Valencia
Performance
Season stats

La Liga · 2026

Valencia · Attacker

Appearances21 starts
Minutes951 substitute entries
Rating6.4provider season average
Goals + assists00 goals · 0 assists
Goals / 900minimum 90-minute sample
Assists / 900minimum 90-minute sample
Shots1— on target
Passing7638 passes · 2 key
Defensive work—— interceptions · — blocks
Duels won50%1 of 2
Dribble success—— of 1
Cards0Y / 0Rdiscipline

Totals come from API-Football. Per-90 rates and percentages are transparent calculations from those totals; unavailable inputs remain blank.

Availability record

Injury and absence history

Provider-reported fixture absences are grouped into episodes; this is not a medical diagnosis.

Current absence reportedInjuryFixture date ·
Last 12 months2groups in recorded history
Last 24 months2groups in recorded history
Last 36 months2groups in recorded history
Provider records3fixture-level reports
Reported episodeRecord datesFixture recordsClub / competitionSource confidence
InjuryOther / unspecifiedFixture date → 2Not equal to matches missedValenciaLa LigaAPI-FootballProvider record
Muscle InjuryMuscleFixture dateSingle dated record1Not equal to matches missedValenciaLa LigaAPI-FootballProvider record

Days missed, matches missed and availability percentage appear only when a source supplies start, return and fixture-total data. This feed does not currently support those claims reliably.

Comparable profiles

Players similar to Luis Rioja

Matched from stored role, age, value and season data. Similarity is descriptive, not a transfer recommendation.

VitinhoVitinhoInternacional · RMsame right midfielder role · same midfielder group53match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 95 min / 2026 · 2,123 min

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  • Different competitions; performance is not adjusted across leagues.
  • At least 180 minutes per player are required for per-90 comparison.

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Luis Rioja and Vitinho — stored season statistics
Context / metricLuis RiojaVitinho
Season20262026
CompetitionLa LigaSerie A Brazil
Team in this sampleValenciaInternacional
Minutes952,123
Appearances227
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
GoalsTotal / per 900— per 9020.08 per 90
AssistsTotal / per 900— per 9030.13 per 90
Key passesTotal / per 902— per 90230.98 per 90
TacklesTotal / per 90—— per 90391.65 per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

RonaldoRonaldoInternacional · MIDsame midfielder group · close age profile · similar value range49match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 95 min / 2026 · 548 min

Profile match only: performance is excluded from the similarity score.

  • Different competitions; performance is not adjusted across leagues.
  • At least 180 minutes per player are required for per-90 comparison.

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Luis Rioja and Ronaldo — stored season statistics
Context / metricLuis RiojaRonaldo
Season20262026
CompetitionLa LigaSerie A Brazil
Team in this sampleValenciaInternacional
Minutes95548
Appearances212
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
GoalsTotal / per 900— per 9010.16 per 90
AssistsTotal / per 900— per 9000 per 90
Key passesTotal / per 902— per 9030.49 per 90
TacklesTotal / per 90—— per 90193.12 per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

FlávioFlávioAl-Faisaly FC · AMsame midfielder group · close age profile · similar value range49match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 95 min / 2026 · 225 min

Profile match only: performance is excluded from the similarity score.

  • Different competitions; performance is not adjusted across leagues.
  • At least 180 minutes per player are required for per-90 comparison.

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Luis Rioja and Flávio — stored season statistics
Context / metricLuis RiojaFlávio
Season20262026
CompetitionLa LigaSaudi Pro League
Team in this sampleValenciaAl-Faisaly FC
Minutes95225
Appearances23
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
GoalsTotal / per 900— per 9000 per 90
AssistsTotal / per 900— per 9000 per 90
Key passesTotal / per 902— per 9010.4 per 90
TacklesTotal / per 90—— per 9062.4 per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

Lucas Daniel RomeroLucas Daniel RomeroCruzeiro · MIDsame midfielder group · similar age · comparable value band47match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 95 min / 2026 · 1,405 min

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  • Different competitions; performance is not adjusted across leagues.
  • At least 180 minutes per player are required for per-90 comparison.

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Luis Rioja and Lucas Daniel Romero — stored season statistics
Context / metricLuis RiojaLucas Daniel Romero
Season20262026
CompetitionLa LigaSerie A Brazil
Team in this sampleValenciaCruzeiro
Minutes951,405
Appearances219
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
GoalsTotal / per 900— per 9020.13 per 90
AssistsTotal / per 900— per 9030.19 per 90
Key passesTotal / per 902— per 90161.02 per 90
TacklesTotal / per 90—— per 90332.11 per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

Alex SantanaAlex SantanaCorinthians · MIDsame midfielder group · similar age41match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 95 min / 2026 · 17 min

Profile match only: performance is excluded from the similarity score.

  • Different competitions; performance is not adjusted across leagues.
  • At least 180 minutes per player are required for per-90 comparison.

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Luis Rioja and Alex Santana — stored season statistics
Context / metricLuis RiojaAlex Santana
Season20262026
CompetitionLa LigaSerie A Brazil
Team in this sampleValenciaCorinthians
Minutes9517
Appearances21
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
GoalsTotal / per 900— per 900— per 90
AssistsTotal / per 900— per 900— per 90
Key passesTotal / per 902— per 90—— per 90
TacklesTotal / per 90—— per 90—— per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

JádsonJádsonAtletico Paranaense · MIDsame midfielder group · similar age41match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 95 min / 2026 · 1,559 min

Profile match only: performance is excluded from the similarity score.

  • Different competitions; performance is not adjusted across leagues.
  • At least 180 minutes per player are required for per-90 comparison.

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Luis Rioja and Jádson — stored season statistics
Context / metricLuis RiojaJádson
Season20262026
CompetitionLa LigaSerie A Brazil
Team in this sampleValenciaAtletico Paranaense
Minutes951,559
Appearances222
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
GoalsTotal / per 900— per 9000 per 90
AssistsTotal / per 900— per 9010.06 per 90
Key passesTotal / per 902— per 9080.46 per 90
TacklesTotal / per 90—— per 90462.66 per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

The score compares available profile facts only. Missing stats or value data never receive neutral points.

Career
Career economics

Transfer history

Confirmed provider records only; undisclosed terms are never estimated.

Recorded moves10 loans · 0 free moves
Known fees€1.2mTotals are not converted across currencies
Highest disclosed fee€1.2MAlaves → Valencia

Latest recorded move: Alaves → Valencia · 22 Aug 2024, with terms recorded as €1.2M. The player was 30.

Season / dateRouteDeal typeReported termsAge
202422 Aug 2024Alaves → ValenciaTransfer€1.2M30
Career record

Career timeline

Dates retain the source's precision. Fixture and record dates are labelled separately.

Season context2026 season

Valencia · La Liga

Season label only; no start date is supplied.
Fixture dateInjury

Valencia

Fixture dateInjury

Valencia

Fixture dateMuscle Injury

Valencia

TransferAlaves → Valencia

Provider transfer record

ProfileBorn

Las Cabezas de San Juan, Spain

Value & contract

Market value

€1.8m

Transfermarkt · 2026-06-05

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Market values and estimates are not asking prices or agreed transfer fees.

Contract intelligence

Recorded contract term

Time remaining uses the recorded expiry date. Options, negotiations and an agreed departure require separate evidence.

Contract startNot verified
Contract expiry2027-06-309 months remaining
Club optionNot verified
Player optionNot verified
Release clauseNot verified
Extension talksNot verified

Source: Transfermarkt · Confidence: Source-reported contract. Missing contract fields are never inferred.

View contract source · Checked 2026-09-23

News

Luis Rioja in the news

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Data & updates
Fact provenance

Where this profile data comes from

Confidence describes the stored field and its source, not the player's quality.

IdentityLuis Jesús Rioja GonzálezHighAPI-Football · checked
Current clubValenciaHighAPI-Football · checked
CompetitionLa LigaHighAPI-Football · checked
PositionRight MidfielderHighAPI-Football · checked
Season stats2026 seasonNot assessedAPI-Football
Availability3MediumAPI-Football · checked
Transfer history1HighAPI-Football · checked
ContractNot storedNot verifiedSource not stored
Quality record updated: Not recordedNo automated consistency issue is currently recorded.
Profile updates

What changed?

Recorded updates show the previous and new values. Repeated position reports are grouped with their original dates.

0records in the last 24 hours2 updates · 3 retained records
ProfileDetailed position updated

ForwardRight Midfielder

API-Football squad and profile sync
2 matching records · show dates

The same position update was recorded repeatedly. Each original timestamp is retained.

ValuationValue record updated

€3.9m€3.5m

Historical source not verifiedSource details were not saved with this update.