DIEGO RICO
Defender · Osasuna · La Liga
“A late-career Spanish fullback whose reading of play defines his game.”
GoalPost verdict
GoalPost score (GPS)
GoalPost read
Diego Rico is a veteran full back past his usual peak window, with value from proven recent work at Getafe, but uncertainty over his starting role and league level checks it.
GoalPost value
What GoalPost values him at
range €11M – €12.1M
What he’s worth on the pitch today — our number, not the market’s.
GPS / value trend
Daily snapshots only. Sparse history stays hidden rather than drawing a flat line.
Scouting report
Strengths
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Watch-outs
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Analysis overview
Rico operates with the intelligence of a defender who anticipates rather than reacts. His fullback work is built on high-intensity pressing that suffocates opponents in transition, paired with elite defensive positioning that neutralizes danger before it develops. He reads the game several moves ahead, cutting out passes and shifting laterally to compress space with surgical precision.
Playing style
Shot profile
Shots / 90
0.89
SoT / 90
0.00
Accuracy
0%
Conversion
0%
Club football this season: 1 shot in 2 matches (101 min).
Goal Threat coverage is not available for this player yet, so this card shows only raw shooting rates.
Last 5 matches · shots
1 shots · 0 goals
Player intelligence
Workrate
The unglamorous work: tackles, interceptions, duels, passing, fouls won, minutes and discipline, against his position
Ball progression
Estimated progressive passes and carries, against his position
Team impact
Awaiting measured on-pitch impact sample
Performance overview
2026/27 season by competition
| Competition | Apps | Goals | Assists | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 La Liga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 6.7 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 6.70 |
Form (last 3 matches)
Each dot is one match rating.
Advanced performance
Goals
0.00
per 90
Assists
0.00
per 90
Shots
0.89
per 90
Shots on target
0.00
per 90
Conversion
0%
goals per shot
Dribbles
0.00
per 90
Key passes
0.89
per 90
Pass accuracy
74%
Fouls won
2.67
per 90
Tackles + interceptions
2.67
per 90
Match-by-match breakdown
| Date | Opponent | Result | G | A | Rating | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 |  Rayo Vallecano | La Liga | D1-1 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
| Sep 12 |  Espanyol | La Liga | L0-2 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| May 3 | Rayo Vallecano | La Liga | L0-2 | 51 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Apr 22 |  Real Sociedad | La Liga | W0-1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Apr 5 |  Athletic Club | La Liga | W2-0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
Minutes played
Total minutes
La Liga101 (100%)Career timeline
Career stats by season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 |  Osasuna | La Liga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 6.70 |
| 2025/26 |  Getafe | La Liga | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 6.61 |
| 2024/25 | Getafe | La Liga | 35 | 0 | 6 | 0.17 | 6.98 |
| 2023/24 | Getafe | La Liga | 35 | 0 | 14 | 0.40 | 6.91 |
| 2022/23 | Real Sociedad | La Liga | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0.03 | 6.88 |
| 2021/22 | Real Sociedad | La Liga | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0.04 | 6.88 |
| 2020/21 |  Bournemouth | Championship | 38 | 1 | 4 | 0.13 | 6.93 |
| 2019/20 | Bournemouth | Premier League | 29 | 0 | 4 | 0.14 | 7.08 |
Career highlights
Honors are not available yet.
Spell detail
Apps
2
Goals
0
Assists
0
Minutes
101
By season
| 2026/27 | La Liga | 2 app | 0 g | 6.70 |
Goals by season
0 goals in the spell
International career
Spain
National-team finishes
No national-team finishes on record.
World Cup 2026
Spain
Spain's tournament →No World Cup minutes on record for Diego Rico.