Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Kasımpaşa.
Injury-affected season
Missed 6 of Kasımpaşa's ~34 games this season through 3 injury absences and 3 suspensions (injury, yellow cards). He still appeared 25 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
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Süper Lig | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1324 | 6.62 |
Scout report
Cafú is a 33-year-old defensive midfielder at Kasımpaşa, rated 15.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 311th of 326 on scout potential in the Süper Lig. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option this season (52.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.63 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Cafú.
Judged on this season alone, Cafú graded 13 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 35th of 42 of the 42 defensive midfielders in the Süper Lig, on 0 goals, 1 assist and 1.631 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 13 → 13). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 15, 41st of 42 of the 42 defensive midfielders in the Süper Lig. At 33 Cafú is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.8 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Cafú missed 3 games through injury and 3 suspensions (injury, yellow cards) out of roughly 34 this season. The 25 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.
Below his 2023/24 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Kasımpaşa finished 13th of 18 · a lower-table side
1.63 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 25 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (13th 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.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 52.5% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Defensive numbers. Modest 1.63 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
- Age curve. At 33, 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 15.2, Cafú carries the 41st-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Süper Lig of 42, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Kasımpaşa finished 13th of 18) — 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 light defensive volume (1.63 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.7× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
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