Field Insider

A. Barboza

Experienced headBotafogo · 31 yrsTransferred to Palmeiras

Profile

Full nameAlexander Nahuel Barboza Ullúa
PositionCentre-back
NationalityArgentina
Age31
Date of birth16 Mar 1995
BirthplaceVilla Celina
Height193 cm
Shirt number#20
ClubBotafogo
Centre-back
24
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
2196
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Botafogo.

Injury-affected season

Missed 7 of Botafogo's ~38 games this season through 7 injury absences (yellow cards, knee, inactive). He still appeared 24 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Serie A240021967.1
CONMEBOL Libertadores5005807.28
Copa Do Brasil3104087.06
FIFA Club World Cup3003007.63
CONMEBOL Recopa3003007.63
Carioca - 1100905.3

Scout report

Experienced headCentral defender

A. Barboza is a 31-year-old central defender at Botafogo, enjoying a standout season — 0 goals and 0 assists in 24 appearances, a Season grade of 53, top 7% of Serie A centre-backs. On long-term scout potential he's rated 37.7, ranking 249th of 413 in the Serie A. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter (78.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.48 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Barboza.

Judged on this season alone, Barboza graded 53 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 8% of the 68 centre-backs in the Serie A, on 10 clean sheets and 3.484 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 48 → 53). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 38, 40th of 68 of the 68 centre-backs in the Serie A. At 31 Barboza is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 13.4 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Barboza missed 7 games through injury (yellow cards, knee, inactive) out of roughly 38 this season. The 24 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.

From the career report
Read the full career report →

Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2020/21Holding levelRemarkably consistentInjury-hit 2025/26
Current potential40th of 68 centre-backs · Serie ACurrent seasonTop 8% centre-backs · Serie A5th-best centre-back in the Serie A249th in the Serie A · potential40th-highest potential centre-back in the Serie A
37.7
Ratingi
40th of 68 centre-backs
53.2
Seasoni
a solid contributor and squad regular
78.7%
Minutes
a regular starter
3.48
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Botafogo finished 6th of 20 · an upper-table side

3.48
Def. / 90
47
Tackles
24
Interceptions
10
Clean sheets

3.48 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 10 clean sheets across 24 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (6th of 20) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 78.7% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

  • Age curve. At 31, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 37.7, Barboza carries the 40th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Serie A of 68. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.48 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.