Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · FC Seoul.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 K League 1 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 734 | 6.98 |
 AFC Champions League Elite | 6 | 2 | 1 | 343 | 6.8 |
 FA Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 | — |
Scout report
Lucas Silva is a 26-year-old central midfielder at FC Seoul, rated 36.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 32nd of 148 on scout potential in the K League 1. In his prime years, he has been a fringe squad member this season (21.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.33 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Silva.
Judged on this season alone, Silva graded 13 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 23rd of 48 of the 48 central midfielders in the K League 1, on 3 goals, 0 assists and 2.33 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 8 → 13). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2022/23.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 36, top 28% of the 48 central midfielders in the K League 1. At 26 Silva is in his prime years, and a market index of 8.9 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · FC Seoul finished 6th of 6 · a relegation-threatened side
2.33 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 31 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (6th of 6) 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 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.37 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 21.5% 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 36.2, Silva carries the 13th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the K League 1 of 48 — though on just 31 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.33 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.
