Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · KV Mechelen.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jupiler Pro League | 33 | 1 | 1 | 1168 | 6.58 |
Scout report
B. Antonio is a 23-year-old defensive midfielder at KV Mechelen, rated 47.1 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 205th of 311 on scout potential in the Jupiler Pro League. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (32.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.08 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Antonio.
Judged on this season alone, Antonio graded 13 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 49th of 58 of the 58 defensive midfielders in the Jupiler Pro League, on 1 goal, 1 assist and 2.08 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 9 → 13). Across the 3 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 47, 39th of 58 of the 58 defensive midfielders in the Jupiler Pro League. At 23 Antonio is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 14.9 reflects that trajectory.
Antonio is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.
Output in context · KV Mechelen finished 6th of 6 · a relegation-threatened side
2.08 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 33 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (6th of 6) 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 1 goal and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.15 goal involvements per 90, useful for a defensive midfielder.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 32.4% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Outlook
With a Rating of 47.1, Antonio carries the 39th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Jupiler Pro League of 58, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (KV Mechelen finished 6th of 6) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.08 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
