João Correia

Correia's current-season form is down 12% on last season (Season 25→22), while his Rating eased 58→21. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 25).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2024/25	Pafos	30	7	0	7.21	—	—
2023/24	Cape Verde Islands	1	0	0	—	—	—
2023/24	Chaves · 18th	30	3	1	6.59	53	16
2022/23	Chaves · 7th	24	0	2	6.98	58	25
2021/22	Chaves · 3rd	26	1	0	—	48	13
2020/21	Chaves · 6th	27	4	0	—	52	15

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 2 earlier seasons and 4 youth-team spells in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthCentral midfielder

João Correia is a 29-year-old central midfielder at Pafos, enjoying a standout season — 9 goals and 1 assists in 23 appearances, a Season grade of 22. On long-term scout potential he's rated 20.8. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member (26.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.04 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Correia.

On the season, Correia graded 22 for current form (age-blind), on 9 goals, 1 assist and 1.044 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 25 → 22). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 21. At 29 Correia is in his prime years, and a market index of 2.5 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2022/23Holding levelRemarkably consistentStepped up 2022/23

20.8

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

21.8

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

26.6%

Minutes

limited game time

1.04

Def. actions / 90

light defensive volume

Output in context · Pafos finished 4th of 14 · an upper-table side

1.04

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

1.04 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume across 23 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (4th of 14) 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 9 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 1.04 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.

Watch points

Game time. Only 26.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 20.8 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.04 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %26.6%

Available fixtures36 of 36

Goals / 900.94

Assists / 900.104

Goal contribution / 901.044

Defensive actions / 901.044

Player flow

Goal involvements10

Cards / 900.313

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~5), then tapers with age. At 29, Correia sits on 2.5, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Correia's projected Rating — 20.8 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Cyprus with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals9—

Passing

Assists1—

Defending

Tackles1—

Interceptions8—

Blocks1—

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3

Red cards0

Transfer history

€0.2M total transfer fees · 5 moves

Pafos2024/25 – now200K

Chavesuntil 2024/25

Guimaraes(back from loan)2020/21 – 2024/25

Chaves2020/21 – 2020/21

Chaves(on loan)2019/20 – 2020/21

Guimaraes2019/20 – 2019/20

Pinhalnovenseuntil 2019/20

About João Correia

João Correia is a 29-year-old central midfielder who plays for Pafos, born on September 5, 1996 in Setúbal, standing 175 cm tall. He is from Cape Verde.

This season

In the current season, João Correia has made 23 appearances with 9 goals and 1 assist across 862 minutes, averaging a 6.9 match rating over his last 2 rated games, with 3 yellow cards. Though primarily a central midfielder, he has also lined up in defence this season.

Recent matches

December 10, 2025: 0-2 loss away at Juventus (89 minutes, 6.9 rating)
September 17, 2025: 0-0 draw away at Olympiakos Piraeus (77 minutes, 6.9 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates João Correia at 20.8 with a Season form score of 21.8. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the 1. Division. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 11 recorded seasons, João Correia has totalled 254 club appearances with 31 goals and 3 assists for 6 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2023/24, with 30 appearances for Chaves.

João Correia's career has also included time at Chaves, Guimaraes and Pinhalnovense.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Pafos finished 4th of 14 · an upper-table side

Strengths

Watch points