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Full nameLucas Esteves Souza
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalityBrazil
Age26
Date of birth24 Jun 2000
BirthplaceSão Paulo
Height170 cm
Shirt number#15
ClubAtletico San Luis
Central midfielderalso played MID
12
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
674
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Atletico San Luis.

Also this season

Earlier this season at GremioSerie A: 10 apps, 0g 0a, 671 min

Earlier this season at GremioCONMEBOL Sudamericana: 6 apps, 0g 0a, 540 min

Earlier this season at GremioGaúcho - 1: 20 apps, 0g 0a, 511 min

Earlier this season at VitoriaBaiano - 1: 2 apps, 0g 0a, 112 min

Earlier this season at VitoriaCopa do Nordeste: 1 apps, 0g 0a, 90 min

The headline Season rating covers his time at Atletico San Luis; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Liga MX12006746.4
Serie Aat Gremio10006716.72
CONMEBOL Sudamericanaat Gremio6005407.35
Gaúcho - 1at Gremio20005116.83
Baiano - 1at Vitoria200112
Copa do Nordesteat Vitoria10090
Copa Do Brasilat Gremio200256.7

Scout report

Squad depthCentral midfielder

Lucas Esteves is a 26-year-old central midfielder at Atletico San Luis, rated 36.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 179th of 340 on scout potential in the Liga MX. In his prime years, he has been a fringe squad member this season (22% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.47 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Esteves.

Judged on this season alone, Esteves graded 6 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 57th of 58 of the 58 central midfielders in the Liga MX, on 0 goals, 0 assists and 3.472 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 33 → 6). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 37, 33rd of 58 of the 58 central midfielders in the Liga MX. At 26 Esteves is in his prime years, and a market index of 9.5 reflects that trajectory.

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Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2024/25Trending down4 clubs
Current potential33rd of 58 central midfielders · Liga MX · 12 appsCurrent season57th of 58 central midfielders · Liga MX · 12 apps57th-best central midfielder in the Liga MX179th in the Liga MX · potential33rd-highest potential central midfielder in the Liga MX
36.7
Ratingi
33rd of 58 central midfielders
5.8
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
22%
Minutes
limited game time
3.47
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Atletico San Luis finished 14th of 18 · a lower-table side

3.47
Def. / 90
17
Tackles
7
Interceptions
2
Clean sheets

3.47 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 12 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.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 22% 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 36.7, Esteves carries the 33rd-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Liga MX of 58 — though on just 12 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.47 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.

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

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.