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Claude Gonçalves

Experienced headLegia Warszawa · 32 yrsTransferred to Maribor

Profile

Full nameJoaquim Claude Gonçalves Araújo
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalityPortugal
Age32
Date of birth9 Apr 1994
BirthplacePropriano
Height173 cm
Shirt number#5
ClubLegia Warszawa
Central midfielder
7
Appearances
0
Goals
1
Assists
408
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Legia Warszawa.

Injury-affected season

Missed 5 of Legia Warszawa's ~34 games this season through 5 injury absences (sprained ankle). He still appeared 7 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

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Ekstraklasa7014086.78
UEFA Europa Conference League200916.4

Scout report

Experienced headCentral midfielder

Claude Gonçalves is a 32-year-old central midfielder at Legia Warszawa, rated 11.5 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (13.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.31 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Gonçalves.

On the season, Gonçalves graded 6 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 1 assist and 3.309 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 12 → 6). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 12. At 32 Gonçalves is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.7 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Gonçalves missed 5 games through injury (sprained ankle) out of roughly 34 this season. The 7 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.

From the career report
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Past his 2020/21 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2020/21Trending downInjury-hit 2025/26
11.5
Ratingi
below regular-starter level
6
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
13.3%
Minutes
limited game time
3.31
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Legia Warszawa finished 6th of 18 · an upper-table side

3.31
Def. / 90
3
Tackles
9
Interceptions
1
Clean sheets

3.31 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 7 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (6th of 18) 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 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.22 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 13.3% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Age curve. At 32, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 11.5 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.31 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.8× and falling).

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

Season statistics

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

Shooting

Goals0
Shots on target1
Shots3

Passing

Assists1
Chances created5
Passes147
Pass accuracy85%

Possession

Duels won16
Duels won %44.4%
Fouls won5

Defending

Tackles3
Interceptions9
Blocks3
Fouls committed9

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.