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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Nacional.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Primeira Liga | 31 | 3 | 2 | 2719 | 6.81 |
Scout report
Léo Santos is a 27-year-old central defender at Nacional, rated 52.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 190th of 317 on scout potential in the Primeira Liga. In his prime years, he has been an ever-present this season (91.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.85 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Santos.
Judged on this season alone, Santos graded 32 — a solid campaign that ranks top 31% of the 56 centre-backs in the Primeira Liga, on 7 clean sheets and 2.847 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 9 → 32).
On long-term talent our Rating reads 52, 30th of 56 of the 56 centre-backs in the Primeira Liga. At 27 Santos is in his prime years, and a market index of 20.3 reflects that trajectory.
A career still climbing — Santos is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
Output in context · Nacional finished 14th of 18 · a lower-table side
2.85 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 7 clean sheets across 31 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (14th of 18) 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 3 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 91.5% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.17 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central defender.
Watch points
- Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.
Outlook
With a Rating of 52.2, Santos carries the 30th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Primeira Liga of 56, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Nacional finished 14th of 18) — 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 (2.85 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around. Doing it for a lesser side, he profiles as a value buy for a club higher up the table.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Primeira Liga with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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