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Martín Zubimendi 36

Arsenal Defensive Midfield Age 27 Height 181 cm Right foot Spain

Deployed as Central Midfield in 8 of last 9 starts · declared Defensive Midfield

71% of team minutes · 3645 minutes, 40 starts in 57 team matches 80th percentile
3 + 3 goals and assists · 0.15 per 90 · 5% of team goals 25th percentile
6.93 average rating over 53 rated matches 58th percentile
0 no injury or suspension spells recorded in the last 12 months
High passing volumeProgresses playWins his duels Rarely dribblesShoots little

DNA strand · vs Premier League midfielders (n = 136) · 3645 minutes · hollow tick = rank across all covered leagues

Overall

Rating 6.93 58 Goals + assists /90 0.15 25 Share of team minutes 71% 80 Cards /90 0.15 61 Fouls /90 1.19 49

Creation

Chances created /90 1.06 31 Key passes /90 0.91 30 Big chances created /90 0.15 39 Assists /90 0.07 33 Passes /90 58.64 87 Pass accuracy 88% 78 Final-third passes /90 7.43 85 Accurate crosses /90 0.17 30 Long balls won /90 1.75 71

Defence

Defensive actions /90 5.83 79 Tackles /90 1.98 60 Tackle success 59% 48 Interceptions /90 1.31 81 Recoveries /90 3.58 20 Duel success 57% 83 Possession lost /90 9.43 80

Threat

Goals /90 0.07 35 xG /90 0.09 33 Shots /90 0.69 16 Dribbles /90 0.25 8 Dribble success 48% 50 Touches /90 70.84 83

Each rung is a percentile among Premier League midfielders over the same window (1 = best on every axis, so fewer cards or errors reads as a high rung). Rates need 270 minutes with detailed stats; ratios need a volume floor. Grey rungs are below their gate.

Started record · Arsenal results by his involvement

40 matches · 26–10–4 · 2.2 ppg · 1.88 scored, 0.75 conceded per game · 3377 minutes

Team 2.2 ppg when he starts (40) v 2.71 when he does not (17)

"Not in squad" counts the club's matches with lineup coverage while he was listed at the club. A record, not an effect.

Last 20 appearances anywhere, newest first.

365-day average 6.93 7.07.26.46.76.37.46.97.26.56.86.46.56.86.56.76.76.46.46.6
DateMatchPosMinGAxGShKPRating
2026-09-12 W 2–0 at Sunderland · Premier League Midfielder sub 9 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.6
2026-09-09 W 1–0 at Napoli · Champions League Midfielder sub 8 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.4
2026-09-06 W 2–1 v Chelsea · Premier League Midfielder sub 23 0.17 1.0 0.0 6.4
2026-08-31 W 1–0 at Aston Villa · Premier League Midfielder sub 5 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.7
2026-08-21 W 3–0 v Coventry City · Premier League Midfielder sub 22 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.7
2026-05-30 D 1–1 at Paris Saint Germain · Champions League Midfielder sub 29 0.02 1.0 0.0 6.5
2026-05-24 W 2–1 at Crystal Palace · Premier League Right Back 90 0.0 0.0 1.0 6.8
2026-05-18 W 1–0 v Burnley · Premier League Midfielder sub 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 –
2026-05-10 W 1–0 at West Ham United · Premier League Midfielder sub 39 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.5
2026-05-05 W 1–0 v Atlético de Madrid · Champions League Midfielder sub 16 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.4
2026-05-02 W 3–0 v Fulham · Premier League Midfielder sub 26 0.0 0.0 1.0 6.8
2026-04-29 D 1–1 at Atlético de Madrid · Champions League Central Midfield 90 0.0 0.0 1.0 6.5
2026-04-25 W 1–0 v Newcastle United · Premier League Central Midfield 81 0.19 1.0 1.0 7.2
2026-04-19 L 1–2 at Manchester City · Premier League Central Midfield 84 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.9
2026-04-15 D 0–0 v Sporting CP · Champions League Central Midfield 90 0.02 1.0 2.0 7.4
2026-04-11 L 1–2 v AFC Bournemouth · Premier League Central Midfield 76 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.3
2026-04-07 W 1–0 at Sporting CP · Champions League Central Midfield 90 0.0 0.0 1.0 6.7
2026-04-04 L 1–2 at Southampton · FA Cup Midfielder sub 11 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.4
2026-03-17 W 2–0 v Bayer 04 Leverkusen · Champions League Central Midfield 68 0.0 0.0 1.0 7.2
2026-03-14 W 2–0 v Everton · Premier League Central Midfield 74 0.07 2.0 1.0 7.0

xG and shots need detailed match coverage; a dash means the match had none.

Arsenal

SeasonAppsStartsMinGAxGRatingTop scorersAssists
2026/2027 · Premier League current 4 0 59 16% 0 0 0.2 6.6 – –
2026/2027 · Champions League current 1 0 8 9% 0 0 0.0 6.43 – –
2025/2026 · Champions League 13 11 996 72% 0 2 0.2 6.98 52th – #90 (2)
2025/2026 · Premier League 38 34 3002 88% 5 1 3.3 7.0 80th #70 (5) #216 (1)
2025/2026 · FA Cup 3 0 30 8% 0 0 0.1 6.71 – –

Rating percentile is within the domestic league and position for that season. Top-scorer and assist ranks come from the provider's season leaderboards where the competition publishes them.

Transfers · 2 moves · €65m in fees

  1. 6 Jul 2025 Transfer Real Sociedad → Arsenal €65m Defensive Midfield
  2. 10 Sep 2020 Transfer Real Sociedad II → Real Sociedad Defensive Midfield

Injuries and suspensions · 4 spells · 3 injuries · 8 games missed

  • suspension Yellow Card Suspension at Real Sociedad 12 Apr 2025 → 21 Apr 2025 1 missed · 9 days
  • injury Hamstring Injury at Real Sociedad 1 May 2024 → 3 Jun 2024 5 missed · 33 days
  • injury Hip Injury at Real Sociedad 22 Oct 2021 → 27 Oct 2021 1 missed · 5 days
  • injury Muscle Injury at Real Sociedad 4 Sep 2020 → 25 Sep 2020 1 missed · 21 days

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