Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Botafogo.
Injury-affected season
Missed 8 of Botafogo's ~38 games this season through 8 injury absences (lacking match fitness, inactive, yellow cards). He still appeared 14 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 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 917 | 7.29 |
 CONMEBOL Libertadores | 1 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 6.9 |
 Copa Do Brasil | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Scout report
Marçal is a 37-year-old central defender at Botafogo, enjoying a standout season — 5 goals and 0 assists in 14 appearances, a Season grade of 22, top 57% of Serie A centre-backs. On long-term scout potential he's rated 10.4, ranking 407th of 413 in the Serie A. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member (34% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.44 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Marçal.
Judged on this season alone, Marçal graded 22 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 39th of 68 of the 68 centre-backs in the Serie A, on 4 clean sheets and 3.435 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 25 → 22). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 10, 67th of 68 of the 68 centre-backs in the Serie A. At 37 Marçal is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 2.1 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Marçal missed 8 games through injury (lacking match fitness, inactive, yellow cards) out of roughly 38 this season. The 14 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.
Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Botafogo finished 6th of 20 · an upper-table side
3.44 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 14 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (6th of 20) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 5 goals and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.49 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central defender.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 34% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Age curve. At 37, 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 10.4, Marçal carries the 67th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Serie A of 68 — though on just 14 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.44 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
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