João Aurélio
Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Nacional.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Primeira Liga | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1336 | 6.75 |
Scout report
João Aurélio is a 37-year-old full-back at Nacional, enjoying a standout season — 0 goals and 0 assists in 21 appearances, a Season grade of 20, top 69% of Primeira Liga full-backs. On long-term scout potential he's rated 10.1, ranking 315th of 317 in the Primeira Liga. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option (43.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.58 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Aurélio.
Judged on this season alone, Aurélio graded 20 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 38th of 55 of the 55 full-backs in the Primeira Liga, on 3 clean sheets and 4.581 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 6 → 20). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 10, 55th of 55 of the 55 full-backs in the Primeira Liga. At 37 Aurélio is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.6 reflects that trajectory.
Aurélio is operating at his career peak — the 2023/24 level is the level.
Output in context · Nacional finished 14th of 18 · a lower-table side
4.58 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 21 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (14th of 18) 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.
Strengths
- Defensive volume. 4.58 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 43.7% 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 10.1, Aurélio carries the 55th-highest potential of the full-backs in the Primeira Liga of 55, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Nacional finished 14th of 18) — 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 solid defensive volume (4.58 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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