La Liga · 2026/27 · after matchday 12

The best young full backs in La Liga so far this season

As of 8 November 2026, The Prism ranks Alex Freeman (Villarreal, 22) as the best young full back in La Liga, with a standing of 79 out of 100, ahead of Jorge Salinas and Andrés García.

11 rankedagainst all 47378+ league minutes7 measuresUpdated 8 November 2026How we rank

Alex FreemanVillarreal · 22 · United States#1

79standing, 1st of 11

Best at key passes per 90, 1.45, 1st of 47

Jorge SalinasRacing Santander · 19 · Spain#2

68standing, 2nd of 11

Best at tackles and interceptions per 90, 5.02, 3rd of 47

Andrés GarcíaGetafe · 23 · Spain#3

58standing, 3rd of 11

Best at dribbles per 90, 2.03, 2nd of 47

The top 10

Open a row for all 7 measures and where he sits among the 47.

Alex FreemanVillarreal · 22 · United States 791st of 11 Key passes 1.451stPass completion 92%2ndDribbles 1.317th

Tackles and interceptions per 903.92 12th of 47

Duels won60% 9th of 47

Key passes per 901.45 1st of 47

Accurate crosses per 900.00 38th of 47

Dribbles per 901.31 7th of 47

Pass completion92% 2nd of 47

Big chances created per 900.15 18th of 47

Each dot is one of the 47 full backs; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Alex Freeman's page

Jorge SalinasRacing Santander · 19 · Spain 682nd of 11 Tackles + int. 5.023rdBig chances 0.2012thDuels won 58%14th

Tackles and interceptions per 905.02 3rd of 47

Duels won58% 14th of 47

Key passes per 901.10 14th of 47

Accurate crosses per 900.20 29th of 47

Dribbles per 900.30 36th of 47

Pass completion77% 40th of 47

Big chances created per 900.20 12th of 47

Each dot is one of the 47 full backs; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Jorge Salinas's page

Andrés GarcíaGetafe · 23 · Spain 583rd of 11 Dribbles 2.032ndCrosses 0.688thKey passes 1.249th

Tackles and interceptions per 902.82 32nd of 47

Duels won49% 40th of 47

Key passes per 901.24 9th of 47

Accurate crosses per 900.68 8th of 47

Dribbles per 902.03 2nd of 47

Pass completion81% 34th of 47

Big chances created per 900.00 30th of 47

Each dot is one of the 47 full backs; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Andrés García's page

Hugo RincónAthletic Club · 23 · Spain 524th of 11 Key passes 1.326thCrosses 0.669thDuels won 58%14th

Tackles and interceptions per 901.81 45th of 47

Duels won58% 14th of 47

Key passes per 901.32 6th of 47

Accurate crosses per 900.66 9th of 47

Dribbles per 900.16 40th of 47

Pass completion87% 15th of 47

Big chances created per 900.16 15th of 47

Each dot is one of the 47 full backs; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Hugo Rincón's page

Omar El HilaliEspanyol · 23 · Morocco 445th of 11 Crosses 0.5511thTackles + int. 3.3221stDuels won 55%24th

Tackles and interceptions per 903.32 21st of 47

Duels won55% 24th of 47

Key passes per 900.55 33rd of 47

Accurate crosses per 900.55 11th of 47

Dribbles per 900.37 33rd of 47

Pass completion85% 26th of 47

Big chances created per 900.09 28th of 47

Each dot is one of the 47 full backs; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Omar El Hilali's page

Roy RevivoElche · 23 · Israel 436th of 11 Big chances 0.267thCrosses 0.5113thPass completion 87%14th

Tackles and interceptions per 902.30 40th of 47

Duels won52% 32nd of 47

Key passes per 900.90 21st of 47

Accurate crosses per 900.51 13th of 47

Dribbles per 900.51 29th of 47

Pass completion87% 14th of 47

Big chances created per 900.26 7th of 47

Each dot is one of the 47 full backs; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Roy Revivo's page

7 NP

Nacho PérezLevante · 18 · Spain 357th of 11 Duels won 59%10thCrosses 0.4221stDribbles 0.5627th

Tackles and interceptions per 902.95 29th of 47

Duels won59% 10th of 47

Key passes per 900.28 40th of 47

Accurate crosses per 900.42 21st of 47

Dribbles per 900.56 27th of 47

Pass completion75% 42nd of 47

Big chances created per 900.00 30th of 47

Each dot is one of the 47 full backs; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Nacho Pérez's page

Iñigo ArguibideOsasuna · 21 · Spain 328th of 11 Dribbles 1.0810thCrosses 0.5412thBig chances 0.1419th

Tackles and interceptions per 902.30 41st of 47

Duels won46% 46th of 47

Key passes per 900.41 38th of 47

Accurate crosses per 900.54 12th of 47

Dribbles per 901.08 10th of 47

Pass completion81% 37th of 47

Big chances created per 900.14 19th of 47

Each dot is one of the 47 full backs; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Iñigo Arguibide's page

Arnau MartínezValencia · 23 · Spain 279th of 11 Big chances 0.0030thTackles + int. 2.8231stPass completion 82%31st

Tackles and interceptions per 902.82 31st of 47

Duels won48% 42nd of 47

Key passes per 900.00 46th of 47

Accurate crosses per 900.00 38th of 47

Dribbles per 900.00 45th of 47

Pass completion82% 31st of 47

Big chances created per 900.00 30th of 47

Each dot is one of the 47 full backs; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Arnau Martínez's page

Buba SangaréElche · 19 · Spain 2510th of 11 Duels won 55%22ndDribbles 0.5826thTackles + int. 3.0027th

Tackles and interceptions per 903.00 27th of 47

Duels won55% 22nd of 47

Key passes per 900.23 43rd of 47

Accurate crosses per 900.12 36th of 47

Dribbles per 900.58 26th of 47

Pass completion84% 28th of 47

Big chances created per 900.00 30th of 47

Each dot is one of the 47 full backs; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Buba Sangaré's page

Each figure with his place among the 47 full backs.
Player	Standing	Tackles + int.	Duels won	Key passes	Crosses	Dribbles	Pass completion	Big chances
1Alex Freeman	79	3.9212th	60%9th	1.451st	0.0038th	1.317th	92%2nd	0.1518th
2Jorge Salinas	68	5.023rd	58%14th	1.1014th	0.2029th	0.3036th	77%40th	0.2012th
3Andrés García	58	2.8232nd	49%40th	1.249th	0.688th	2.032nd	81%34th	0.0030th
4Hugo Rincón	52	1.8145th	58%14th	1.326th	0.669th	0.1640th	87%15th	0.1615th
5Omar El Hilali	44	3.3221st	55%24th	0.5533rd	0.5511th	0.3733rd	85%26th	0.0928th
6Roy Revivo	43	2.3040th	52%32nd	0.9021st	0.5113th	0.5129th	87%14th	0.267th
7Nacho Pérez	35	2.9529th	59%10th	0.2840th	0.4221st	0.5627th	75%42nd	0.0030th
8Iñigo Arguibide	32	2.3041st	46%46th	0.4138th	0.5412th	1.0810th	81%37th	0.1419th
9Arnau Martínez	27	2.8231st	48%42nd	0.0046th	0.0038th	0.0045th	82%31st	0.0030th
10Buba Sangaré	25	3.0027th	55%22nd	0.2343rd	0.1236th	0.5826th	84%28th	0.0030th

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Where all 47 sit

Every full back in La Liga with 378 minutes or more, on The Prism standing. Blue is this ranking's top 10; the other 37 are named in The Prism.

Since last season

The same players' standings last season, among their league's full backs then.

↓ Arnau Martínez58 last season, 27 now

↑ Hugo Rincón22 last season, 52 now

↓ Buba Sangaré37 last season, 25 now

↑ Omar El Hilali33 last season, 44 now

How this ranking is made

Full backs aged 23 or under in La Liga 2026/27 with at least 378 league minutes, ranked on tackles and interceptions per 90, duels won, key passes per 90, accurate crosses per 90, dribbles per 90, pass completion and big chances created per 90. Each measure is a percentile against every full back in the league with the same minutes, so a young player is judged by the standard of the whole position, not only of his age group. 12 matchdays have been played, so the minutes bar is 378. It rises as the season goes on, until it reaches 450, about five full matches.

What each measure counts for, out of 100:

Tackles and interceptions per 9020Duels won15Key passes per 9015Accurate crosses per 9015Dribbles per 9015Pass completion10Big chances created per 9010

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