Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Pacos Ferreira.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Segunda Liga | 26 | 0 | 0 | 981 | 6.81 |
Scout report
Rafael Vieira is a 34-year-old central defender at Pacos Ferreira, enjoying a standout season — 0 goals and 0 assists in 26 appearances, a Season grade of 13, top 28% of Segunda Liga centre-backs. On long-term scout potential he's rated 10.4, ranking 98th of 108 in the Segunda Liga. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member (32.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.39 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Vieira.
Judged on this season alone, Vieira graded 13 — a strong campaign that ranks top 28% of the 25 centre-backs in the Segunda Liga, on 3 clean sheets and 3.394 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 13 → 13). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 10, 22nd of 25 of the 25 centre-backs in the Segunda Liga. At 34 Vieira is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.3 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Pacos Ferreira finished 17th of 18 · a relegation-threatened side
3.39 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 26 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (17th 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.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 32.1% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Age curve. At 34, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 10.4, Vieira carries the 22nd-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Segunda Liga of 25, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Pacos Ferreira finished 17th 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 moderate defensive volume (3.39 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
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