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Full nameFrancisco Leonel Lima Silva Machado
PositionAttacking midfielder
NationalityPortugal
Age31
Date of birth19 Jul 1995
BirthplaceSanto Tirso
Height174 cm
Shirt number#22
ClubOlympiakos Piraeus
Attacking midfielder
29
Appearances
4
Goals
6
Assists
1989
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Olympiakos Piraeus.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Super League 1294619896.72
UEFA Champions League10125636.78
Cup2100

Scout report

Experienced headCreative Attacking midfielder

Chiquinho is a 31-year-old attacking midfielder at Olympiakos Piraeus, enjoying a standout season — 4 goals and 6 assists in 29 appearances, a Season grade of 30, top 19% of Super League 1 attacking midfielders. On long-term scout potential he's rated 22.6, ranking 168th of 267 in the Super League 1. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter (69.1% of available minutes). He brings 0.45 goal contributions per 90 (0.18 goals, 0.27 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Chiquinho.

Judged on this season alone, Chiquinho graded 30 — a strong campaign that ranks top 19% of the 32 attacking midfielders in the Super League 1, on 4 goals and 6 assists in 29 appearances (0.452 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 17 → 30). Across the 6 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 23, 19th of 32 of the 32 attacking midfielders in the Super League 1. At 31 Chiquinho is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 2.7 reflects that trajectory.

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A career still climbing — Chiquinho is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upRemarkably consistent
Current potential19th of 32 attacking midfielders · Super League 1Current seasonTop 19% attacking midfielders · Super League 16th-best attacking midfielder in the Super League 1168th in the Super League 1 · potential19th-highest potential attacking midfielder in the Super League 1
22.6
Ratingi
19th of 32 attacking midfielders
30
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
69.1%
Minutes
a regular starter
0.45
Goal contrib / 90
productive for the role

Output in context · Olympiakos Piraeus finished 2nd of 14 · a title-challenging side

4
Goals
6
Assists
10
G+A
0.14
Goals / app

4 goals in 29 appearances (0.14 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. He also laid on 6 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 10 goal contributions (0.34 per appearance).

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 69.1% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Final-third output. 0.45 goal contributions per 90 (0.18 goals, 0.27 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

  • Defensive numbers. Modest 1.77 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
  • Age curve. At 31, 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 22.6, Chiquinho carries the 19th-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the Super League 1 of 32. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.45 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).

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

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.