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Full nameLucca Prior Pimenta
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalityBrazil
Age22
Date of birth12 Feb 2004
Height169 cm
Shirt number#38
ClubFortaleza EC
Central midfielderalso played FWD
12
Appearances
2
Goals
0
Assists
657
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Fortaleza EC.

Injury-affected season

Missed 5 of Fortaleza EC's ~38 games this season through 5 injury absences (inactive, overload). He still appeared 12 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

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Serie A12206576.87
CONMEBOL Libertadores2001546.73
São Paulo Youth Cupat Fortaleza U20100886.54
Cearense - 120017
Copa do Nordeste10010

Scout report

Squad depthCentral midfielder

Lucca is a 22-year-old central midfielder at Fortaleza EC, rated 62.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 70th of 413 on scout potential in the Serie A and 529th of 2874 U-23 players tracked. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (22.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.19 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Lucca.

Judged on this season alone, Lucca graded 13 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 51st of 63 of the 63 central midfielders in the Serie A, on 2 goals, 0 assists and 2.192 defensive actions per 90.

We hold a single season for Lucca, so there's no year-on-year comparison to draw yet — the read above is this campaign only.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 63, top 16% of the 63 central midfielders in the Serie A. At 22 Lucca is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 28.4 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Lucca missed 5 games through injury (inactive, overload) out of roughly 38 this season. The 12 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.

Current potential10th of 63 central midfielders · Serie A · 12 appsCurrent season51st of 63 central midfielders · Serie A · 12 apps51st-best central midfielder in the Serie A70th in the Serie A · potential10th-highest potential central midfielder in the Serie A529th-highest potential U-23 tracked
62.9
Ratingi
10th of 63 central midfielders
13.3
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
22.1%
Minutes
limited game time
2.19
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Fortaleza EC finished 10th of 20 · a mid-table side

2.19
Def. / 90
11
Tackles
3
Interceptions
2
Clean sheets

2.19 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 12 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.27 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
  • Ceiling. High potential at just 22 — room to grow into a bigger role.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 22.1% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

With a Rating of 62.9, Lucca carries the 10th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Serie A of 63 — though on just 12 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.19 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 1.9×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 22, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.

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

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.