Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Dalian Zhixing.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Super League | 12 | 2 | 1 | 998 | 7.4 |
Scout report
Daniel Penha is a 27-year-old central midfielder at Dalian Zhixing, rated 22.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 84th of 279 on scout potential in the Super League. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (37% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.62 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Penha.
Judged on this season alone, Penha graded 17 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 33rd of 55 of the 55 central midfielders in the Super League, on 2 goals, 1 assist and 2.615 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 30 → 17). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 23, top 30% of the 55 central midfielders in the Super League. At 27 Penha is in his prime years, and a market index of 2.9 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Dalian Zhixing finished 11th of 16 · a lower-table side
2.62 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 12 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (11th of 16) 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 2 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.27 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 37% 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 22.7, Penha carries the 16th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Super League of 55 — though on just 12 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.62 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
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