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Bebeto

Experienced headTondela · 36 yrs

Profile

Full nameRoberto de Jesus Machado
PositionFull-back
NationalityBrazil
Age36
Date of birth1 Jan 1990
BirthplaceLagarto
Height174 cm
Shirt number#2
ClubTondela
Full-backalso played MID
24
Appearances
3
Goals
0
Assists
1905
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Tondela.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Primeira Liga243019056.83

Scout report

Experienced headBall-winning Full-back

Bebeto is a 36-year-old full-back at Tondela, enjoying a standout season — 3 goals and 0 assists in 24 appearances, a Season grade of 32, top 31% of Primeira Liga full-backs. On long-term scout potential he's rated 18.6, ranking 301st of 317 in the Primeira Liga. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter (62.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 5.29 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Bebeto.

Judged on this season alone, Bebeto graded 32 — a solid campaign that ranks top 31% of the 55 full-backs in the Primeira Liga, on 4 clean sheets and 5.291 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 11 → 32). Across the 6 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 19, 54th of 55 of the 55 full-backs in the Primeira Liga. At 36 Bebeto is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 3.5 reflects that trajectory.

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

Peak: 2025/26Trending upRemarkably consistentStepped up 2025/26
Current potential54th of 55 full-backs · Primeira LigaCurrent seasonTop 31% full-backs · Primeira Liga17th-best full-back in the Primeira Liga301st in the Primeira Liga · potential54th-highest potential full-back in the Primeira Liga
18.6
Ratingi
54th of 55 full-backs
32.4
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
62.3%
Minutes
a regular starter
5.29
Def. actions / 90
high defensive volume

Output in context · Tondela finished 17th of 18 · a relegation-threatened side

5.29
Def. / 90
69
Tackles
30
Interceptions
4
Clean sheets

5.29 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — high defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 24 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. Going forward he chipped in 3 goals and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 62.3% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Defensive volume. 5.29 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Age curve. At 36, 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 18.6, Bebeto carries the 54th-highest potential of the full-backs in the Primeira Liga of 55, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Tondela 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 high defensive volume (5.29 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

No transfer news found for this player.