Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Tondela.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Primeira Liga | 13 | 0 | 0 | 624 | 6.76 |
Scout report
João Afonso is a 36-year-old central defender at Tondela, enjoying a standout season — 0 goals and 0 assists in 13 appearances, a Season grade of 11, top 88% of Primeira Liga centre-backs. On long-term scout potential he's rated 10.9, ranking 313th of 317 in the Primeira Liga. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member (20.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 5.77 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Afonso.
Judged on this season alone, Afonso graded 11 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 49th of 56 of the 56 centre-backs in the Primeira Liga, on 1 clean sheet and 5.769 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 6 → 11). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 11, 54th of 56 of the 56 centre-backs in the Primeira Liga. At 36 Afonso is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 2 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Tondela finished 17th of 18 · a relegation-threatened side
5.77 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — high defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 13 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (17th 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. 5.77 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 20.4% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Age curve. At 36, 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 10.9, Afonso carries the 54th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Primeira Liga of 56 — though on just 13 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as high defensive volume (5.77 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
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