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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Cruzeiro.
Injury-affected season
Missed 19 of Cruzeiro's ~38 games this season through 19 injury absences (knee, ribs, meniscus injur). He still appeared 17 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
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Serie A | 17 | 0 | 0 | 753 | 6.66 |
 Mineiro - 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 441 | 6.71 |
 Copa Do Brasil | 3 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 6.7 |
 CONMEBOL Sudamericana | 2 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 6.4 |
Scout report
Matheus Henrique is a 28-year-old defensive midfielder at Cruzeiro, rated 42.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 184th of 413 on scout potential in the Serie A. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (22% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.06 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Henrique.
Judged on this season alone, Henrique graded 7 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 43rd of 57 of the 57 defensive midfielders in the Serie A, on 0 goals, 0 assists and 4.064 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 18 → 7). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 43, top 37% of the 57 defensive midfielders in the Serie A. At 28 Henrique is in his prime years, and a market index of 12.1 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Henrique missed 19 games through injury (knee, ribs, meniscus injur) out of roughly 38 this season. The 17 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.
Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Cruzeiro finished 3rd of 20 · an upper-table side
4.06 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 17 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (3rd of 20) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume.
Strengths
- Defensive volume. 4.06 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
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 42.6, Henrique carries the 21st-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Serie A of 57 — though on just 17 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.06 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the Serie A with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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