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Samir

Experienced headAl Najma · 31 yrs

Profile

Full nameSamir Caetano de Souza Santos
PositionCentre-back
NationalityBrazil
Age31
Date of birth5 Dec 1994
BirthplaceRio de Janeiro
Height189 cm
Shirt number#3
ClubAl Najma
Centre-back
30
Appearances
3
Goals
1
Assists
2626
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Al Najma.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Pro League303126266.7
King's Cup9004717.01
Liga MXat Mazatlán3002707.03
Leagues Cupat Mazatlán100265.17

Scout report

Experienced headCentral defender

Samir is a 31-year-old central defender at Al Najma, rated 27.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 219th of 317 on scout potential in the Pro League. A seasoned veteran, he has been an ever-present this season (85.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.98 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Samir.

Judged on this season alone, Samir graded 19 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 29th of 61 of the 61 centre-backs in the Pro League, on 3 clean sheets and 2.982 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 19 → 19). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 28, 35th of 61 of the 61 centre-backs in the Pro League. At 31 Samir is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 4.2 reflects that trajectory.

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Past his 2020/21 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2020/21Trending down
Current potential35th of 61 centre-backs · Pro LeagueCurrent season29th of 61 centre-backs · Pro League29th-best centre-back in the Pro League219th in the Pro League · potential35th-highest potential centre-back in the Pro League
27.9
Ratingi
35th of 61 centre-backs
18.8
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
85.8%
Minutes
near ever-present
2.98
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Al Najma finished 18th of 18 · a relegation-threatened side

2.98
Def. / 90
37
Tackles
21
Interceptions
3
Clean sheets

2.98 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 30 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (18th 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 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 85.8% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

  • Age curve. At 31, 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 27.9, Samir carries the 35th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Pro League of 61, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Al Najma finished 18th 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 (2.98 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Pro League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals3

Passing

Assists1

Defending

Tackles37
Interceptions21
Blocks29

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.