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Centre-backBrazilPrimeira Liga

Sidney Lima

Project playerSanta Clara · 29 yrs
45.1
17.1%
Ratingi
41.1
8.7%
Seasoni
14.4
Valuei

Profile

Full nameSidney Alexssander Pena De Lima
PositionCentre-back
NationalityBrazil
Age29
Date of birth17 Jan 1997
BirthplaceAmericana
Height182 cm
Shirt number#23
ClubSanta Clara
Centre-back

Season stats

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33
Appearances
1
Goals
0
Assists
2933
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Santa Clara.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Primeira Liga331029336.82

Scout report

Project playerCentral defender

Sidney Lima is a 29-year-old central defender at Santa Clara, rated 45.1 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 239th of 317 on scout potential in the Primeira Liga. An experienced operator, he has been an ever-present this season (95.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.92 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Lima.

Judged on this season alone, Lima graded 41 — a strong campaign that ranks top 20% of the 56 centre-backs in the Primeira Liga, on 10 clean sheets and 2.915 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 45 → 41). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 45, 36th of 56 of the 56 centre-backs in the Primeira Liga. At 29 Lima is in his prime years, and a market index of 14.4 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending downBreakout: 2023/24Stepped up 2024/25
Current potential36th of 56 centre-backs · Primeira LigaCurrent seasonTop 20% centre-backs · Primeira Liga11th-best centre-back in the Primeira Liga239th in the Primeira Liga · potential36th-highest potential centre-back in the Primeira Liga
45.1
Ratingi
36th of 56 centre-backs
41.1
Seasoni
developing / rotation level
95.8%
Minutes
near ever-present
2.92
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Santa Clara finished 10th of 20 · a mid-table side

2.92
Def. / 90
33
Tackles
36
Interceptions
10
Clean sheets

2.92 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 10 clean sheets across 33 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 95.8% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 45.1, Lima carries the 36th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Primeira Liga of 56. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.92 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).

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

Transfer news

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