Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Benfica.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Primeira Liga | 33 | 23 | 4 | 2666 | 6.98 |
 UEFA Champions League | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1122 | 6.4 |
 FIFA Club World Cup | 4 | 1 | 1 | 337 | 6.78 |
 Friendlies Clubs | 4 | 1 | 1 | 337 | 6.78 |
 Taça de Portugal | 3 | 2 | 0 | 179 | 7.25 |
Scout report
V. Pavlidis is a 27-year-old centre-forward at Benfica, enjoying a standout season — 23 goals and 4 assists in 33 appearances, a Season grade of 79, top 7% of Primeira Liga centre-forwards. On long-term scout potential he's rated 61.5, ranking 66th of 317 in the Primeira Liga. In his prime years, he has been an ever-present (87.1% of available minutes). He brings 0.91 goal contributions per 90 (0.78 goals, 0.14 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Pavlidis.
Judged on this season alone, Pavlidis graded 79 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 7% of the 29 centre-forwards in the Primeira Liga, on 23 goals and 4 assists in 33 appearances (0.911 involvements per 90).
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 72 → 79). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 62, top 21% of the 29 centre-forwards in the Primeira Liga. At 27 Pavlidis is in his prime years, and a market index of 39.1 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Benfica finished 3rd of 18 · an upper-table side
23 goals in 33 appearances (0.7 per game) — a 20-goal season playing for an upper-table side (3rd of 18). He also laid on 4 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 27 goal contributions (0.82 per appearance).
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 87.1% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Final-third output. 0.91 goal contributions per 90 (0.78 goals, 0.14 assists) — productive for the role.
Watch points
- Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.
Outlook
With a Rating of 61.5, Pavlidis carries the 6th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the Primeira Liga (top 21%). In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.91 goal contributions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
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