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Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Botafogo.
Injury-affected season
Missed 16 of Botafogo's ~38 games this season through 15 injury absences and 1 suspension (knee, hamstring). He still appeared 11 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 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 960 | 7 |
 Copa Do Brasil | 2 | 0 | 0 | 275 | 7.23 |
 FIFA Club World Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 6.98 |
Scout report
Kaio Pantaleão is a 30-year-old central defender at Botafogo, rated 32.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 256th of 413 on scout potential in the Serie A. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (28.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.91 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Pantaleão.
Judged on this season alone, Pantaleão graded 16 — a solid campaign that ranks top 40% of the 68 centre-backs in the Serie A, on 4 clean sheets and 2.906 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 28 → 16). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 32, 42nd of 68 of the 68 centre-backs in the Serie A. At 30 Pantaleão is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 7.7 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Pantaleão missed 15 games through injury and 1 suspension (knee, hamstring) out of roughly 38 this season. The 11 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.
Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Botafogo finished 6th of 20 · an upper-table side
2.91 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 11 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (6th of 20) 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.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 28.1% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 32.3, Pantaleão carries the 42nd-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Serie A of 68 — though on just 11 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.91 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.
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Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Serie A with 600+ minutes this season.
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