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Samuel Dahl

Rising starBenfica · 23 yrs

Profile

Full nameSamuel Elias Dahl
PositionCentre-back
NationalitySweden
Age23
Date of birth4 Mar 2003
BirthplaceVästerås
Height174 cm
Shirt number#26
ClubBenfica
Centre-back
33
Appearances
1
Goals
1
Assists
2863
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Benfica.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Primeira Liga331128637.06
UEFA Champions League131111496.78
UEFA U21 Championship - Qualificationat Sweden U21500366
FIFA Club World Cup4003006.43
Taça de Portugal4002777.13

Scout report

Rising starCentral defender

S. Dahl is a 23-year-old central defender at Benfica, rated 68.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 8th of 317 on scout potential in the Primeira Liga. An emerging talent, he has been an ever-present this season (93.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.74 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Dahl.

Judged on this season alone, Dahl graded 60 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 6% of the 55 full-backs in the Primeira Liga, on 13 clean sheets and 3.741 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 23 → 60). Across the 4 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 69, top 6% of the 55 full-backs in the Primeira Liga. At 23 Dahl is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 38.3 reflects that trajectory.

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

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2025/26StreakyStepped up 2024/25
Current potentialTop 6% full-backs · Primeira LigaCurrent seasonTop 6% full-backs · Primeira Liga3rd-best full-back in the Primeira Liga8th in the Primeira Liga · potential3rd-highest potential full-back in the Primeira Liga
68.8
Ratingi
3rd of 55 full-backs
60.2
Seasoni
a strong, regular top-tier starter
93.6%
Minutes
near ever-present
3.74
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Benfica finished 3rd of 18 · an upper-table side

3.74
Def. / 90
89
Tackles
24
Interceptions
13
Clean sheets

3.74 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 13 clean sheets across 33 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (3rd 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 1 goal and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 93.6% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Defensive volume. 3.74 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

With a Rating of 68.8, Dahl carries the 3rd-highest potential of the full-backs in the Primeira Liga (top 6%). Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.74 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). 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.

Season statistics

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

Shooting

Goals1
Shots on target6
Shots12

Passing

Assists1
Chances created36
Passes1,606
Pass accuracy85%

Possession

Successful dribbles19
Dribble success52.8%
Duels won154
Duels won %56.2%
Fouls won28

Defending

Tackles89
Interceptions24
Blocks6
Fouls committed24
Penalties conceded1

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.