Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Vasco DA Gama.
Injury-affected season
Missed 4 of Vasco DA Gama's ~38 games this season through 4 injury absences (calf). He still appeared 8 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Copa Do Brasil | 5 | 0 | 0 | 412 | 6.87 |
 Serie A | 8 | 0 | 0 | 301 | 6.69 |
Scout report
Thiago Mendes is a 34-year-old defensive midfielder at Vasco DA Gama, rated 10.5 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (9.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.39 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Mendes.
On the season, Mendes graded 2 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 0 assists and 2.392 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 32 → 2). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2022/23.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 11. At 34 Mendes is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.5 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Mendes missed 4 games through injury (calf) out of roughly 38 this season. The 8 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.
Past his 2022/23 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Vasco DA Gama finished 14th of 20 · a lower-table side
2.39 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 8 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (14th of 20) 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 9.8% 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
Rated 10.5 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.39 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
No transfer news found for this player.
