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Full nameJosé Artur de Lima Junior
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalityBrazil
Age30
Date of birth11 Mar 1996
BirthplaceBrumado
Height181 cm
Shirt number#6
ClubHouston Dynamo
Central midfielder
33
Appearances
1
Goals
0
Assists
2858
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Houston Dynamo.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Major League Soccer331028586.86
Leagues Cup2000

Scout report

Project playerCentral midfielder

Artur is a 30-year-old central midfielder at Houston Dynamo, enjoying a standout season — 1 goals and 0 assists in 33 appearances, a Season grade of 29, top 38% of Major League Soccer central midfielders. On long-term scout potential he's rated 27.1, ranking 344th of 513 in the Major League Soccer. An experienced operator, he has been an ever-present (96.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.46 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Artur.

Judged on this season alone, Artur graded 29 — a solid campaign that ranks top 39% of the 84 central midfielders in the Major League Soccer, on 1 goal, 0 assists and 3.464 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 27 → 29). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 27, 56th of 84 of the 84 central midfielders in the Major League Soccer. At 30 Artur is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 4.2 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2020/21Holding levelBreakout: 2023/24
Current potential56th of 84 central midfielders · Major League SoccerCurrent seasonTop 39% central midfielders · Major League Soccer32nd-best central midfielder in the Major League Soccer344th in the Major League Soccer · potential56th-highest potential central midfielder in the Major League Soccer
27.1
Ratingi
56th of 84 central midfielders
29.1
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
96.2%
Minutes
near ever-present
3.46
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Houston Dynamo finished 12th of 15 · a lower-table side

3.46
Def. / 90
57
Tackles
43
Interceptions
9
Clean sheets

3.46 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 9 clean sheets across 33 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (12th of 15) 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. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 96.2% 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 27.1, Artur carries the 56th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Major League Soccer of 84, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Houston Dynamo finished 12th of 15) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.46 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.

Transfer news

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