Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Sporting CP.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Primeira Liga | 27 | 13 | 8 | 1993 | 7.15 |
 UEFA Champions League | 8 | 1 | 1 | 532 | 6.66 |
 Taça de Portugal | 5 | 0 | 0 | 191 | 6.58 |
Scout report
Pote is a 28-year-old attacking midfielder at Sporting CP, enjoying a standout season — 13 goals and 8 assists in 27 appearances, a Season grade of 58, top 4% of Primeira Liga attacking midfielders. On long-term scout potential he's rated 50.9, ranking 205th of 317 in the Primeira Liga. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter (65.1% of available minutes). He brings 0.95 goal contributions per 90 (0.59 goals, 0.36 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Pote.
Judged on this season alone, Pote graded 58 — a standout campaign that ranks top 5% of the 48 attacking midfielders in the Primeira Liga, on 13 goals and 8 assists in 27 appearances (0.948 involvements per 90).
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 25 → 58). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 51, 37th of 48 of the 48 attacking midfielders in the Primeira Liga. At 28 Pote is in his prime years, and a market index of 19.4 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Sporting CP finished 2nd of 18 · a title-challenging side
13 goals in 27 appearances (0.48 per game) — double figures playing for a title-challenging side (2nd of 18). He also laid on 8 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 21 goal contributions (0.78 per appearance).
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 65.1% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Final-third output. 0.95 goal contributions per 90 (0.59 goals, 0.36 assists) — productive for the role.
Watch points
- Defensive numbers. Modest 1.08 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
Outlook
With a Rating of 50.9, Pote carries the 37th-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the Primeira Liga of 48. In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.95 goal contributions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).
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