Following his move to Volos NFC, Joca's current-season form is up 13% on last season (Season 30→34), while his Rating eased 49→24. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Volos NFC · 7th	26	4	2	6.74	24	34
2024/25	Wuhan Three Towns	12	3	2	7.18	—	—
2024/25	Gençlerbirliği S.K.	14	1	1	7	—	—
2023/24	Rio Ave · 11th	28	4	2	6.84	49	30
2022/23	Rio Ave · 12th	6	0	1	6.6	46	5
2021/22	Rio Ave · 1st	31	3	0	—	51	14

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 4 earlier seasons and 3 youth-team spells in the full career.

Portugal · international

Side	Apps	G
Portugal U23	2	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Project playerCentral midfielder

Joca is a 30-year-old central midfielder at Volos NFC, enjoying a standout season — 4 goals and 2 assists in 26 appearances, a Season grade of 34, top 79% of Super League 1 full-backs. On long-term scout potential he's rated 24.2, ranking 160th of 267 in the Super League 1. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter (74.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.11 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Joca.

Judged on this season alone, Joca graded 34 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 31st of 39 of the 39 full-backs in the Super League 1, on 4 goals, 2 assists and 2.109 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 30 → 34). Across the 5 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 24, 29th of 39 of the 39 full-backs in the Super League 1. At 30 Joca is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 3.2 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

Read the full career report →

A career still climbing — Joca is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2023/24

Current potential29th of 39 full-backs · Super League 1 Current season31st of 39 full-backs · Super League 131st-best full-back in the Super League 1160th in the Super League 1 · potential29th-highest potential full-back in the Super League 1

24.2

Ratingi

29th of 39 full-backs

33.9

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

74.1%

Minutes

a regular starter

2.11

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Volos NFC finished 7th of 14 · a mid-table side

2.11

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.11 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 26 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 4 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 74.1% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.25 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.

Watch points

Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 24.2, Joca carries the 29th-highest potential of the full-backs in the Super League 1 of 39. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.11 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %74.1%

Available fixtures32 of 32

Goals / 900.169

Assists / 900.084

Goal contribution / 900.253

Defensive actions / 902.109

Player flow

Goal involvements6

Shot conversion %33.3

Shot accuracy %37.5

Pass accuracy %76

Dribble success %48.6

Cards / 900

Foul involvement / 901.982

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 (~6), then tapers with age. At 30, Joca sits on 3.2, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Joca's projected Rating — 24.2 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 Super League 1 with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals4

Shots on target12

Shots32

Passing

Assists2

Chances created24

Passes571

Pass accuracy76%

Possession

Successful dribbles34

Dribble success48.6%

Duels won101

Duels won %43.5%

Fouls won29

Defending

Tackles35

Interceptions14

Blocks1

Fouls committed18

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0

Red cards0

Transfer history

Volos NFC2025/26 – nowFree

Gençlerbirliği S.K.until 2025/26

Genclerbirligi2024/25 – 2025/26Free Transfer

Wuhan Three Towns2024/25 – 2024/25Free

Rio Ave(back from loan)2020/21 – 2024/25

Leixoes2020/21 – 2020/21

Leixoes(on loan)2019/20 – 2020/21

Rio Ave2018/19 – 2019/20

SC Braga(back from loan)2018/19 – 2018/19

Tondela(on loan)2017/18 – 2018/19

SC Bragauntil 2017/18

About Joca

Jorge Samuel Figueiredo Fernandes is a 30-year-old central midfielder who plays for Volos NFC, born on January 30, 1996 in Braga, standing 167 cm tall. He is from Portugal. Volos NFC currently sit 7th of 14 in the Super League 1.

This season

In the current season, Joca has made 26 appearances with 4 goals and 2 assists across 2,134 minutes, averaging a 6.76 match rating over his last 10 rated games. Though primarily a central midfielder, he has also lined up in defence this season.

When Joca plays, Volos NFC's record this season is 7W-5D-15L — and his match ratings average 6.8 at home against 6.68 on the road.

Recent matches

May 13, 2026: 1-2 loss at home vs Aris Thessalonikis (90 minutes, 7.3 rating)
May 10, 2026: 0-3 loss at home vs Levadiakos (67 minutes, 6.7 rating)
May 3, 2026: 2-5 loss away at Levadiakos (70 minutes, 7.2 rating)
April 18, 2026: 2-3 loss away at Aris Thessalonikis (90 minutes, 1 assist, 5.9 rating)
April 5, 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs OFI (90 minutes, 6.9 rating)
March 8, 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs OFI (45 minutes, 6.9 rating)
March 1, 2026: 2-2 draw at home vs AEK Athens FC (45 minutes, 6.3 rating)
February 22, 2026: 1-2 loss away at Panserraikos (90 minutes, 1 goal, 7.6 rating)
February 14, 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs Aris Thessalonikis (89 minutes, 6.3 rating)
February 7, 2026: 0-2 loss away at Asteras Tripolis (77 minutes, 6.5 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates Joca at 24.2 with a Season form score of 33.9, ranking 160th of 267 central midfielders in the Super League 1. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the Segunda Liga and the Taça de Portugal. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 12 recorded seasons, Joca has totalled 263 club appearances with 34 goals and 8 assists for 7 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2015/16, with 42 appearances for SC Braga B.

Joca's career has also included time at Gençlerbirliği S.K., Genclerbirligi, Wuhan Three Towns, Rio Ave, Leixoes, SC Braga and Tondela.

On the international stage, Joca has represented Portugal U23 — 2 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Volos NFC finished 7th of 14 · a mid-table side

Strengths

Watch points