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Full nameGustavo Nonato Santana
PositionDefensive midfielder
NationalityBrazil
Age28
Date of birth3 Mar 1998
BirthplaceSão Paulo
Height174 cm
Shirt number#16
ClubFluminense
Defensive midfielderalso played FWD
20
Appearances
2
Goals
1
Assists
934
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Fluminense.

Injury-affected season

Missed 8 of Fluminense's ~38 games this season through 8 injury absences (injury, hamstring, inactive). He still appeared 20 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
Serie A20219346.82
Copa Do Brasil7015286.72
CONMEBOL Sudamericana5113997.38
FIFA Club World Cup6103986.32
Carioca - 15002736.88

Scout report

Squad depthDefensive midfielder

Nonato is a 28-year-old defensive midfielder at Fluminense, rated 46.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 186th of 413 on scout potential in the Serie A. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (34.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.66 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Nonato.

Judged on this season alone, Nonato graded 24 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 26th of 57 of the 57 defensive midfielders in the Serie A, on 2 goals, 1 assist and 3.662 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 7 → 24). Across the 6 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 47, top 39% of the 57 defensive midfielders in the Serie A. At 28 Nonato is in his prime years, and a market index of 13.4 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Nonato missed 8 games through injury (injury, hamstring, inactive) out of roughly 38 this season. The 20 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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A career still climbing — Nonato is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2025/26Remarkably consistentInjury-hit 2025/26
Current potentialTop 39% defensive midfielders · Serie ACurrent season26th of 57 defensive midfielders · Serie A26th-best defensive midfielder in the Serie A186th in the Serie A · potential22nd-highest potential defensive midfielder in the Serie A
46.9
Ratingi
22nd of 57 defensive midfielders
23.6
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
34.6%
Minutes
limited game time
3.66
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Fluminense finished 5th of 20 · an upper-table side

3.66
Def. / 90
25
Tackles
9
Interceptions
4
Clean sheets

3.66 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 20 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (5th 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 2 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.29 goal involvements per 90, useful for a defensive midfielder.
  • Defensive volume. 3.66 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 34.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

With a Rating of 46.9, Nonato carries the 22nd-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Serie A (top 39%). Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.66 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).

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

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.