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Gil

Experienced headSantos · 39 yrs

Profile

Full nameCarlos Gilberto do Nascimento Silva
PositionCentre-back
NationalityBrazil
Age39
Date of birth12 Jun 1987
BirthplaceCampos dos Goytacazes
Height192 cm
Shirt number#4
ClubSantos
Centre-back
8
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
734
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Santos.

Injury-affected season

Missed 3 of Santos's ~38 games this season through 3 injury absences (injury, inactive). He still appeared 8 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 A8007346.86
Copa Do Brasil100905.6
Paulista - A1500886.8

Scout report

Experienced headCentral defender

Gil is a 39-year-old central defender at Santos, enjoying a standout season — 0 goals and 0 assists in 8 appearances, a Season grade of 10, top 88% of Serie A centre-backs. On long-term scout potential he's rated 7.4, ranking 412th of 413 in the Serie A. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member (23.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.31 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Gil.

Judged on this season alone, Gil graded 10 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 60th of 68 of the 68 centre-backs in the Serie A, on 2 clean sheets and 3.311 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 35 → 10). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 7, 68th of 68 of the 68 centre-backs in the Serie A. At 39 Gil is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.5 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Gil missed 3 games through injury (injury, inactive) out of roughly 38 this season. The 8 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
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Past his 2020/21 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2020/21Trending down
Current potential68th of 68 centre-backs · Serie A · 8 appsCurrent season60th of 68 centre-backs · Serie A · 8 apps60th-best centre-back in the Serie A412th in the Serie A · potential68th-highest potential centre-back in the Serie A
7.4
Ratingi
68th of 68 centre-backs
9.9
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
23.3%
Minutes
limited game time
3.31
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Santos finished 12th of 20 · a mid-table side

3.31
Def. / 90
17
Tackles
7
Interceptions
2
Clean sheets

3.31 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 8 appearances.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 23.3% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Age curve. At 39, 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 7.4, Gil carries the 68th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Serie A of 68 — though on just 8 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.31 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.5× and falling).

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

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.