Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Cruzeiro.
Injury-affected season
Missed 5 of Cruzeiro's ~38 games this season through 5 injury absences (inactive, thigh). He still appeared 5 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
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Serie A | 5 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 6.58 |
Scout report
Japa is a 22-year-old attacking midfielder at Cruzeiro, rated 59 overall by Field Insider's model. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (5.3% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Japa.
On the season, Japa graded 0 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals and 0 assists in 5 appearances (0 involvements per 90).
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 3 → 0). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2024/25.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 59. At 22 Japa is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 26.6 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Japa missed 5 games through injury (inactive, thigh) out of roughly 38 this season. The 5 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.
Japa is operating at his career peak — the 2024/25 level is the level.
Output in context · Cruzeiro finished 3rd of 20 · an upper-table side
0 goals in 5 appearances (0 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb.
Strengths
- Defensive volume. 4.62 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
- Ceiling. High potential at just 22 — room to grow into a bigger role.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 5.3% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Output. 0 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.
Outlook
Rated 59 overall — a strong, regular top-tier starter. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0 goal contributions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 1.9×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 22, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
