Iñigo Vicente stood on the Real Racing Club training pitch, holding his Sofascore Player of the Season trophy with the green hills of Santander behind him. The Spanish winger closed out the LaLiga 2 season with a Sofascore Rating of 7.62, and the trophy caps off a campaign that will be remembered at the club for far more than individual numbers.

A trophy built on the numbers

The Sofascore Player of the Season Award is not decided by opinion or reputation, it comes purely from performance data tracked match after match across an entire season. That is exactly why it stands out for a creative player like Vicente, whose influence on games often shows up in the chances he creates for others rather than just his own end product.

The numbers made the case clearly. Vicente scored 9 goals and provided 20 assists for Real Racing Club, numbers that placed him among the most productive attacking players anywhere in the division. He also created 42 big chances and was named to the Team of the Week 12 times, a clear sign of just how central he was to everything Racing did going forward.

A promotion 14 years in the making

The trophy arrives on the back of a genuinely historic season for the club. Vicente’s performances were central to Racing Santander securing promotion back to LaLiga, ending a 14-year wait to return to Spain’s top flight. Local media described his campaign as one that will be remembered in gold letters, and he led the entire division in accurate passes into the final third. For a player who joined the club in 2022 and is under contract through 2030, this trophy lands right as he prepares to test his creativity at the highest level of Spanish football.

Why it matters

For fans, the Sofascore Player of the Season Award is a reminder that ratings are not just numbers on a screen, they represent real performances tracked and earned over an entire season. For Vicente, this trophy is a fitting marker of the season that helped bring Racing back to where the club believes it belongs.