ratings updated 20 Aug 2026
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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · FC Orenburg.
Also this season
On loan at Sport Recife — Serie A: 14 apps, 0g 0a, 1023 min
On loan at Sport Recife — Pernambucano - 1: 4 apps, 1g 0a, 360 min
On loan at Sport Recife — Copa do Nordeste: 3 apps, 0g 0a, 270 min
The headline Season rating covers his time at FC Orenburg; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.
Scout report
João Silva is a 27-year-old central defender at FC Orenburg, rated 26.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 4th of 134 on scout potential in the Premier League. In his prime years, he has been a regular starter this season (75.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.38 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Silva.
Judged on this season alone, Silva graded 11 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 33rd of 37 of the 37 centre-backs in the Premier League, on 1 clean sheet and 2.375 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 11 → 11). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2022/23.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 26, top 6% of the 37 centre-backs in the Premier League. At 27 Silva is in his prime years, and a market index of 2.8 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2022/23 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · FC Orenburg finished 11th of 16 · a lower-table side
2.38 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 14 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (11th of 16) 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
- Availability. On the pitch for 75.8% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Watch points
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 26.3, Silva carries the 2nd-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Premier League of 37 — though on just 14 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.38 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Premier League with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
