Field Insider
Centre-backBrazilSerie A

Sabino

Project playerSao Paulo · 29 yrsRotation

Profile

Full nameJosé Sabino Chagas Monteiro
PositionCentre-back
NationalityBrazil
Age29
Date of birth25 Oct 1996
BirthplaceBrasília
Height184 cm
Shirt number#35
ClubSao Paulo
More about Sabino →
Centre-back

Season stats

Full career & schedule →
20
Appearances
1
Goals
1
Assists
1631
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Sao Paulo.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Serie A151112957.15
Paulista - A16014956.7
CONMEBOL Sudamericana2001017.05
Copa Do Brasil100906.2

Scout report

Project playerCentral defender

Sabino is a 29-year-old central defender at Sao Paulo, rated 43.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 178th of 337 on scout potential in the Serie A. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter this season (67.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.92 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Sabino.

Judged on this season alone, Sabino graded 30 — a solid campaign that ranks top 38% of the 62 centre-backs in the Serie A, on 4 clean sheets and 3.918 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 40 → 30). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 44, 31st of 62 of the 62 centre-backs in the Serie A. At 29 Sabino is in his prime years, and a market index of 13.1 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
Read the full career report →

Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2021/22Trending upBreakout: 2025/26
Current potential31st of 62 centre-backs · Serie ACurrent seasonTop 38% centre-backs · Serie A23rd-best centre-back in the Serie A178th in the Serie A · potential31st-highest potential centre-back in the Serie A
43.9
Ratingi
31st of 62 centre-backs
30
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
67.1%
Minutes
a regular starter
3.92
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Sao Paulo finished 12th of 20 · a mid-table side

20
Apps
3.92
Def. / 90
35
Tackles
20
Interceptions
4
Clean sheets

3.92 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 20 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 67.1% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Defensive volume. 3.92 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

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

Outlook

With a Rating of 43.9, Sabino carries the 31st-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Serie A of 62. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.92 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).

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

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Serie A with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1
Shots on target3
Shots7

Passing

Assists1
Chances created5
Passes869
Pass accuracy84%

Possession

Successful dribbles5
Dribble success55.6%
Duels won98
Duels won %58.3%
Fouls won13

Defending

Tackles35
Interceptions20
Blocks16
Fouls committed24

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.