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Full nameMatheus dos Santos Dias
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalityBrazil
Age24
Date of birth9 May 2002
BirthplaceSão Paulo
Height189 cm
Shirt number#6
ClubNacional
Central midfielderalso played DEF
31
Appearances
0
Goals
1
Assists
2493
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Nacional.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Primeira Liga310124936.79

Scout report

Key starterCentral midfielder

Matheus Dias is a 24-year-old central midfielder at Nacional, rated 60.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 89th of 317 on scout potential in the Primeira Liga. An emerging talent, he has been an ever-present this season (81.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.72 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Dias.

Judged on this season alone, Dias graded 30 — a strong campaign that ranks top 27% of the 42 central midfielders in the Primeira Liga, on 0 goals, 1 assist and 3.718 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 27 → 30). Across the 4 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 60, top 24% of the 42 central midfielders in the Primeira Liga. At 24 Dias is in his prime years, and a market index of 23 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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A career still climbing — Dias is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2024/25
Current potentialTop 24% central midfielders · Primeira LigaCurrent seasonTop 27% central midfielders · Primeira Liga11th-best central midfielder in the Primeira Liga89th in the Primeira Liga · potential10th-highest potential central midfielder in the Primeira Liga
60.4
Ratingi
10th of 42 central midfielders
29.9
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
81.5%
Minutes
near ever-present
3.72
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Nacional finished 14th of 18 · a lower-table side

3.72
Def. / 90
46
Tackles
44
Interceptions
7
Clean sheets

3.72 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid 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 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 81.5% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Defensive volume. 3.72 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

With a Rating of 60.4, Dias carries the 10th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Primeira Liga (top 24%), 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 solid defensive volume (3.72 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead. 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 central midfielders in the Primeira Liga with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0
Shots on target4
Shots17

Passing

Assists1
Pass accuracy84%

Possession

Successful dribbles7
Dribble success50%
Fouls won27

Defending

Tackles46
Interceptions44
Blocks13
Fouls committed48

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards7
Red cards1

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.