Signings Report — La Liga 2022/23

Quantitative analysis of clubs' accuracy in the market · Published on November 30, 2022
181
Real signings
178
Evaluated
37%
Average hit rate
48
Successful
▼ 1 p.p.
vs 2021/22 season

We identified 181 real signings for the first-team squad — academy promotions, loan returns and transfers that never went through are excluded. 3 youth investments (under-23) are classified separately. This edition introduces the adjusted hit rate, which statistically weights clubs with few signings to avoid small-sample distortions.

Club Ranking

ClubLeague pos.SigningsEvaluated SuccessfulFairUnsuccessfulRaw %Adjusted %
1Valencia14º9951361%50%
2Osasuna4421162%45%
3Real Sociedad4421162%45%
4Girona10º222285948%45%
5Real Madrid2211075%44%
6Barcelona7731350%43%
7Almeria17º2323841144%42%
8Real Betis5420250%41%
9Celta Vigo13º111133541%39%
10Espanyol19º131341835%35%
11Cadiz16º10922533%35%
12Atletico Madrid5511330%34%
13Rayo Vallecano12º7712429%33%
14Sevilla11º9913528%32%
15Valladolid18º131323827%31%
16Villarreal6510420%30%
17Athletic Club220020%29%
18Getafe15º111113723%29%
19Mallorca7710614%26%
20Elche20º111101104%18%

The Adjusted % applies Bayesian weighting toward the league average (37%), proportional to the volume of signings — the ranking's official order.

Hit rate by transfer window

WindowSigningsHit rate %
Start-of-season window (Dec-Apr)8534%
Mid-year window (May-Aug)9638%

Season Highlights

PlayerClubPosMinG+ANotaRating
Robert LewandowskiBarcelonaF285223+77.35Excellent
JoseluEspanyolF298916+26.91Excellent
RaphinhaBarcelonaF20847+77.09Excellent
Valentín CastellanosGironaF261813+06.85Excellent
Lucas RobertoneAlmeriaM28602+77.13Excellent
Brais MéndezReal SociedadM24248+46.81Excellent

Methodology

Each evaluated signing is classified into five tiers from a score that combines match ratings, attacking output adjusted for game time, collective contribution and consistency, in comparison with the other players in the competition. Successful signings count as a full point; Fair ones, half a point. Signings without relevant game time are unsuccessful, except for youth investments (under-23) and serious, documented injuries.

Appendix — Signings by club

* Youth investment (under-23, no game time) — outside the calculation.

Almeria (23 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Fernando Martínez38328500Good
Rodrigo Ely36315801Good
Srđan Babić37299930Good
Lucas Robertone37286027Excellent
Samuel Costa38201612Fair
Alejandro Pozo33188103Fair
Gonzalo Melero29187643Good
Léo Baptistão29174352Good
César de la Hoz33167310Below expectations
Luis Javier Suárez 21149544Excellent
Adrian Embarba34148843Fair
El Bilal Touré24127372Good
Íñigo Eguaras3697711Did not deliver
Houboulang Mendes3488701Did not deliver
Francisco Portillo3872721Below expectations
Lázaro Vinícius3572260Below expectations
Kaiky2658800Did not deliver
Dyego Sousa3452201Did not deliver
Umar Sadiq324220Fair
Fernando Pacheco119000Did not deliver
Curro34100Did not deliver
José Carlos Lazo21900Did not deliver
Gui8000Did not deliver

Athletic Club (2 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Ander Herrera2270301Did not deliver
Malcom Ares159300Did not deliver

Atletico Madrid (5 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Nahuel Molina34287842Excellent
Axel Witsel37226600Below expectations
Sergio Reguilón2130300Did not deliver
Memphis Depay1028340Fair
Matt Doherty191600Did not deliver

Barcelona (7 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Robert Lewandowski342852237Excellent
Jules Kounde31242813Good
Raphinha37208477Excellent
Andreas Christensen27177011Fair
Marcos Alonso34117010Did not deliver
Franck Kessié3599311Below expectations
Héctor Bellerín1114100Did not deliver

Cadiz (10 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Theo Bongonda36195143Fair
Sergi Guardiola18117430Good
Gonzalo Escalante15112641Good
Chris Ramos1770510Below expectations
Roger1564710Fair
Joseba Zaldúa1063901Below expectations
Jorge Meré1661200Did not deliver
Awer Mabil1316300Did not deliver
Antonio Blanco *1215900Investment
Youba Diarra2010100Did not deliver

Celta Vigo (11 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Unai Núñez37315100Good
Carles Pérez36214635Good
Óscar Rodríguez36177220Fair
Jørgen Strand Larsen34171144Good
Agustín Marchesín19171000Fair
Luca De La Torre34150502Below expectations
Oscar Mingueza27129400Did not deliver
Haris Seferović1989931Fair
Gonçalo Paciência3468320Below expectations
Diego Alves6000Did not deliver
Sergio Barcia1000Did not deliver

Elche (11 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Carlos Clerc37264601Fair
Lisandro Magallán2091500Did not deliver
Lautaro Blanco2387802Below expectations
Randy Nteka1573100Below expectations
Alex Collado2772011Did not deliver
Roger1866701Did not deliver
Pol Lirola3163410Did not deliver
Nicolás Fernández3051501Did not deliver
Domingos Quina1326900Did not deliver
Federico Fernández59000Did not deliver
Pape Cheikh134000Did not deliver

Espanyol (13 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Joselu352989162Excellent
Martin Braithwaite312470102Excellent
Vinícius Souza36243811Fair
Brian Oliván31241217Excellent
César Montes20159530Good
Fernando Pacheco19144000Below expectations
Edu Expósito37116422Below expectations
Álvaro Fernández3599000Did not deliver
Denis Suárez1995200Below expectations
Benjamin Lecomte1490000Did not deliver
Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel1724510Did not deliver
José Carlos Lazo3314911Did not deliver
Dani Gómez2610100Did not deliver

Getafe (11 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Domingos Duarte36265702Fair
Omar Alderete31204911Below expectations
Luis Milla30186203Fair
Portu35176503Good
Gastón Álvarez36151720Did not deliver
Munir El Haddadi31114731Fair
Fabrizio Angileri3059300Did not deliver
Juanmi Latasa3547510Did not deliver
Jaime Seoane3834200Did not deliver
Jordan Amavi2820900Did not deliver
Kiko Casilla37000Did not deliver

Girona (22 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Santiago Bueno34301201Good
Oriol Romeu33295220Good
Valentín Castellanos352618130Excellent
Paulo Gazzaniga35252000Below expectations
Miguel Gutiérrez37239723Good
Aleix García30233915Excellent
Rodrigo Riquelme35218644Good
David López27165731Fair
Iván Martín31158933Fair
Viktor Tsygankov21149236Good
Juanpe30142710Did not deliver
Javier Hernández34112812Below expectations
Christian Stuani33108890Good
Valery Fernández3497602Below expectations
Yangel Herrera2196522Fair
Toni Villa2690713Fair
Juan Carlos3890000Did not deliver
Borja Garcia1768410Did not deliver
Reinier2264621Fair
Samu Sáiz1223620Below expectations
Manu Vallejo1520301Did not deliver
Alexander Callens1312300Did not deliver

Mallorca (7 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Predrag Rajković38324000Good
Copete34221410Below expectations
Matija Nastasić2490310Did not deliver
Manuel Morlanes1871310Did not deliver
Tino Kadewere2654910Did not deliver
Ludwig Augustinsson1014200Did not deliver
Tòfol Montiel4000Did not deliver

Osasuna (4 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Moi Gómez34246632Excellent
Aitor38189000Did not deliver
Abdessamad Ezzalzouli28151742Good
Rubén Peña22128801Fair

Rayo Vallecano (7 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Florian Lejeune35256940Fair
Sergio Camello38241165Excellent
Abdul Mumin3493500Did not deliver
Raúl de Tomás2183440Fair
Salvi3452500Did not deliver
Josep Chavarría3438102Did not deliver
Diego López329900Did not deliver

Real Betis (5 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Luiz Henrique35181713Good
Luiz Felipe26176800Below expectations
Ayoze Pérez19139431Good
Abner2160900Did not deliver
Francisco Vieites *1000Investment

Real Madrid (2 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Antonio Rüdiger35241010Fair
Aurélien Tchouaméni34213304Excellent

Real Sociedad (4 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Takefusa Kubo37245494Excellent
Brais Méndez35242484Excellent
Mohamed-Ali Cho2458112Fair
Umar Sadiq28310Did not deliver

Sevilla (9 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Loïc Badé20144810Fair
Alex Telles30144702Fair
Tanguy Nianzou27137010Did not deliver
Pape Gueye16117713Good
Isco1280202Fair
Marcão837400Did not deliver
Kasper Dolberg1119801Did not deliver
Adnan Januzaj144600Did not deliver
Ryan Johansson0000Did not deliver

Valencia (9 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Samuel Lino38289661Excellent
André Almeida36254924Good
Edinson Cavani26145952Good
Justin Kluivert27145060Good
Nico González26140911Good
Samu Castillejo29137540Fair
Cenk Özkaçar36136300Did not deliver
Tiago Ribeiro2000Did not deliver
Iago Herrerín26000Did not deliver

Valladolid (13 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Monchu36203432Good
Cyle Larin20147583Excellent
Sergio Escudero33144510Did not deliver
Sergio León36133661Fair
Martin Hongla16131200Fair
Iván Sánchez Aguayo36113211Below expectations
Sergio Asenjo3090000Did not deliver
Darwin Machís1359701Below expectations
Zouhair Feddal1337200Did not deliver
Kenedy1727701Below expectations
Selim Amallah926921Fair
Mickaël Malsa147200Did not deliver
Josema0000Did not deliver

Villarreal (6 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Pepe Reina34198000Did not deliver
José Luis Morales30122070Good
Kiko Femenia29114200Did not deliver
Johan Mojica3565500Did not deliver
Mamadou Fall12900Did not deliver
Sergio Carreira *1000Investment
Signings Report · La Liga 2022/23 · November 30, 2022