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Full namePedro Miguel Costa Santos
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalityPortugal
Age23
Date of birth10 Feb 2003
BirthplaceSanguedo
Height178 cm
Shirt number#80
ClubFamalicao
Central midfielderalso played MID
22
Appearances
2
Goals
3
Assists
718
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Famalicao.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Primeira Liga22237186.68
UEFA U21 Championship - Qualificationat Portugal U21730399
UEFA U21 Championshipat Portugal U21300697

Scout report

Squad depthCreative Central midfielder

Pedro Santos is a 23-year-old central midfielder at Famalicao, rated 60.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 88th of 317 on scout potential in the Primeira Liga. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (23.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.13 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Santos.

Judged on this season alone, Santos graded 20 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 20th of 42 of the 42 central midfielders in the Primeira Liga, on 2 goals, 3 assists and 3.134 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 0 → 20). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 61, top 22% of the 42 central midfielders in the Primeira Liga. At 23 Santos is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 23.1 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2023/24 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2023/24Holding levelBreakout: 2025/26Stepped up 2024/25
Current potential9th of 42 central midfielders · Primeira Liga · 22 appsCurrent season20th of 42 central midfielders · Primeira Liga · 22 apps20th-best central midfielder in the Primeira Liga88th in the Primeira Liga · potential9th-highest potential central midfielder in the Primeira Liga
60.5
Ratingi
9th of 42 central midfielders
19.8
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
23.5%
Minutes
limited game time
3.13
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Famalicao finished 5th of 18 · an upper-table side

3.13
Def. / 90
22
Tackles
3
Interceptions
4
Clean sheets

3.13 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 22 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (5th of 18) 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. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 3 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.63 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
  • Creativity. 0.38 assists per 90 — a genuine creative outlet.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 23.5% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

With a Rating of 60.5, Santos carries the 9th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Primeira Liga of 42 — though on just 22 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.13 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 23, 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.