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Full nameFábio Leandro Freitas Gouveia de Carvalho
PositionAttacking midfielder
NationalityPortugal
Age23
Date of birth30 Aug 2002
Height170 cm
Shirt number#14
ClubBrentford
Attacking midfielderalso played FWD
6
Appearances
1
Goals
0
Assists
128
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Brentford.

Injury-affected season

Missed 26 of Brentford's ~38 games this season through 26 injury absences (knee). He still appeared 6 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
League Cup3212767.4
Premier League6101286.72

Scout report

Squad depthGoal-getting Attacking midfielder

Fábio Carvalho is a 23-year-old attacking midfielder at Brentford, rated 73.4 overall by Field Insider's model. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (7.5% of available minutes). He brings 0.7 goal contributions per 90 (0.7 goals, 0 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Carvalho.

On the season, Carvalho graded 7 for current form (age-blind), on 1 goal and 0 assists in 6 appearances (0.703 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 11 → 7). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 73. At 23 Carvalho is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 88.1 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Carvalho missed 26 games through injury (knee) out of roughly 38 this season. The 6 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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Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2021/22Holding levelBreakout: 2023/24Stepped up 2022/23Injury-hit 2025/264 clubs
73.4
Ratingi
elite — among the best in the position
6.7
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
7.5%
Minutes
limited game time
0.7
Goal contrib / 90
strong end product

Output in context · Brentford finished 9th of 20 · a mid-table side

1
Goals
0
Assists
1
G+A
0.17
Goals / app

1 goal in 6 appearances (0.17 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb.

Strengths

  • Final-third output. 0.7 goal contributions per 90 (0.7 goals, 0 assists) — productive for the role.
  • Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 95.8/100).

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 7.5% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

Rated 73.4 overall — elite — among the best in the position. In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.7 goal contributions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 23, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.

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

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.