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Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Fortaleza EC.
Injury-affected season
Missed 3 of Fortaleza EC's ~38 games this season through 3 injury absences (injury). He still appeared 18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Serie A | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1257 | 6.82 |
 Cearense - 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 374 | — |
 CONMEBOL Libertadores | 4 | 0 | 0 | 320 | 6.7 |
 Copa do Nordeste | 3 | 0 | 0 | 226 | — |
 Copa Do Brasil | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6.7 |
Scout report
Diogo Barbosa is a 33-year-old central midfielder at Fortaleza EC, rated 18 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 371st of 422 on scout potential in the Serie A. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option this season (36.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.22 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Barbosa.
Judged on this season alone, Barbosa graded 16 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 60th of 97 of the 97 central midfielders in the Serie A, on 1 goal, 0 assists and 3.222 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 27 → 16). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 18, 86th of 97 of the 97 central midfielders in the Serie A. At 33 Barbosa is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 4.4 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Barbosa missed 3 games through injury (injury) out of roughly 38 this season. The 18 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 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Fortaleza EC finished 18th of 20 · a relegation-threatened side
3.22 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 18 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (18th of 20) 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 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 36.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- 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 18, Barbosa carries the 86th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Serie A of 97, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Fortaleza EC finished 18th of 20) — 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 (3.22 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.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Serie A with 600+ minutes this season.
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