Who is Iván Fresneda? Age, club, position and stats

Iván Fresneda is a 22-year-old Spanish right-back at Sporting CP who made his senior Spain debut on 3 October 2026. He has four assists in 11 Liga Portugal games this season, which is why his profile has moved up the list.

Who is Iván Fresneda?

Iván Fresneda Corraliza is a Madrid-born right-back who has spent the last three years at Sporting CP and, on 3 October 2026, finally made his senior debut for Spain in a Nations League A tie against the Czech Republic. Wikipedia records that Sporting paid €9m for him in August 2023, rising to €11m with add-ons, after youth spells at Real Madrid, Leganés and Real Valladolid; the same page lists a €80m release clause and a 10% sell-on for Valladolid. At 22, he is a regular in Sporting’s Primeira Liga and Champions League matchdays.

Age, nationality and club

He was born on 28 September 2004 in Madrid, so he is 22 as of 11 November 2026, and he is Spanish. Wikipedia lists him at 1.82 m and FotMob shows him as right-footed, with the number 22 shirt. His contract runs to 30 June 2028 according to FotMob, in line with the five-year deal reported when he signed. He is not on loan, he has no current injury listed, and the only serious setback in his record is a shoulder operation that kept him out between November 2023 and February 2024.

Position and 2026/27 numbers

Fresneda is a right-back who can also be listed at left-back, and his output this season has come through assists, not goals. FotMob’s Liga Portugal line reads 11 appearances, 9 starts, 824 minutes, no goals and 4 assists, with an average rating of 7.64. Three of those assists arrived in a week: two in a 2-0 win at Casa Pia on 30 October, where he played the full 90, and one in a 2-1 home defeat to Académico Viseu on 25 October, when he played 85 minutes. He also went the distance in the 3-1 win at Braga on 9 October (rated 8.0 on FotMob) and the 1-0 home win over Moreirense on 7 November.

In Europe the picture is thinner. Wikipedia’s count as of 30 October has him on 13 official appearances and no goals, ten in the league and three in the Champions League. On 13 October he played the whole of Sporting’s 2-0 win at Lens, a night when Lens centre-back Ismaëlo Ganiou was on the other side, but he was beaten 3-2 by LASK on 21 October in a match he started and finished. He then came on for seven minutes in the 1-0 win at Shakhtar on 3 November. For 2025/26, the last complete snapshot I could find is a March FotMob reading of 22 matches, 20 starts, 1,559 minutes, one goal and no assists across all competitions; I could not find a final season line, so no firm year-on-year comparison is offered.

Career path and Spain

The route runs from small Madrid-area clubs Quijorna and EFMO Boadilla, through Real Madrid (2014-18), Leganés (2018-20) and Valladolid (2020-21), to the first team in Valladolid, where he made 26 appearances across 2021-23 without scoring. Since moving to Lisbon he has reached 94 appearances and 4 goals for Sporting in all competitions, with 129 and 4 across his senior career overall. For Spain he has 2 U18 caps, 12 at U19, 2 at U20 and 5 at U21, where he scored once. The senior debut came on 3 October against the Czech Republic, a 3-1 win in which he played 90 minutes, and he was an unused substitute against Croatia on 29 September and 6 October.

What kind of player is he?

The numbers describe a full-back whose contribution arrives as a last passer, not a finisher: four assists in 824 league minutes works out at roughly 0.44 per 90, but it is a small sample inflated by one two-assist match, and I could not find expected-assist data to say whether the chances behind them were high quality. The defensive side is harder to read; the fact that he completed 90 minutes in the Braga, Casa Pia and Moreirense wins suggests Sporting trust him over a full match, but without duels or recovery numbers that is an inference from minutes, not a judgement on his one-on-one defending. His low goal return, four in 94 Sporting games, is the clearest gap.

Football Manager 2027

The following is game data, not a real-world performance indicator. Football Manager 2027 lists him at Sporting CP as a right-back/wing-back (D/WB R), 183 cm, right-footed, with a contract to 30-06-2028, a current ability of 140 and a potential ability of 158. That is the game’s own scouting model of him and says nothing about how he really plays.

Could he suit a Turkish Süper Lig side?

Stylistically, an attacking right-back who can also play left-back and has a Champions League record would be interesting to any Süper Lig side that likes its full-backs high. Financially it is not realistic today: Sporting have him under contract to 2028, Wikipedia cites a €80m release clause, and a club in the Champions League has no reason to sell. This is not a transfer rumour and no Turkish club has been reported as interested; the assessment rests on profile and stats alone.

GegenSports view

Fresneda is a 22-year-old with a senior Spain cap, Champions League minutes and a productive league run, though the sample is short and key data points such as expected assists, duels and crossing accuracy are missing. On what is available he is worth tracking, with a Süper Lig move well outside a realistic budget.

Frequently asked questions

How old is Iván Fresneda?

He was born on 28 September 2004, so he is 22 as of 11 November 2026.

Where is Iván Fresneda from?

He was born in Madrid, Spain, and is Spanish.

Which club does Iván Fresneda play for?

He plays for Sporting CP in Portugal’s Primeira Liga, with a contract to 30 June 2028 according to FotMob.

What position does Iván Fresneda play?

Right-back, with left-back also listed on FotMob. He is right-footed.

What are Iván Fresneda’s 2026/27 stats?

11 Liga Portugal appearances, 9 starts, 824 minutes, no goals and 4 assists (FotMob, as of 10 November 2026).

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