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Full nameAndré Martins de Sousa
PositionFull-back
NationalityPortugal
Age28
Date of birth26 Feb 1998
BirthplaceSetúbal
Height174 cm
Shirt number#5
ClubPacos Ferreira
Full-backalso played MID
24
Appearances
0
Goals
1
Assists
724
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Pacos Ferreira.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Segunda Liga24017246.76

Scout report

Squad depthBall-winning Full-back

André Sousa is a 28-year-old full-back at Pacos Ferreira, rated 29.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 73rd of 108 on scout potential in the Segunda Liga. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (23.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.47 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Sousa.

Judged on this season alone, Sousa graded 11 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 9th of 14 of the 14 full-backs in the Segunda Liga, on 2 clean sheets and 4.475 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 10 → 11). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 29, 10th of 14 of the 14 full-backs in the Segunda Liga. At 28 Sousa is in his prime years, and a market index of 4.3 reflects that trajectory.

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Sousa is operating at his career peak — the 2022/23 level is the level.

Peak: 2022/23Holding levelRemarkably consistent
Current potential10th of 14 full-backs · Segunda Liga · 24 appsCurrent season9th of 14 full-backs · Segunda Liga · 24 apps9th-best full-back in the Segunda Liga73rd in the Segunda Liga · potential10th-highest potential full-back in the Segunda Liga
29.4
Ratingi
10th of 14 full-backs
11.2
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
23.7%
Minutes
limited game time
4.47
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Pacos Ferreira finished 17th of 18 · a relegation-threatened side

4.47
Def. / 90
18
Tackles
16
Interceptions
2
Clean sheets

4.47 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 24 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (17th of 18) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Defensive volume. 4.47 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 23.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 29.4, Sousa carries the 10th-highest potential of the full-backs in the Segunda Liga of 14 — though on just 24 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.47 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).

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Transfer news

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