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Full nameVictor Hugo Soares dos Santos
PositionCentre-back
NationalityBrazil
Age29
Date of birth7 Mar 1997
BirthplaceDuque de Caxias
Height186 cm
Shirt number#4
ClubBahia
Centre-back
7
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
525
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Bahia.

Injury-affected season

Missed 26 of Bahia's ~38 games this season through 25 injury absences and 1 suspension (muscle bruise, muscle). He still appeared 7 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

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Baiano - 1620540
Serie A7005256.86
CONMEBOL Libertadores4005077.13
CONMEBOL Sudamericana4003606.75
Copa do Nordeste200180

Scout report

Squad depthCentral defender

Kanu is a 29-year-old central defender at Bahia, rated 37.9 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (30.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.26 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Kanu.

On the season, Kanu graded 17 for current form (age-blind), on 2 clean sheets and 3.257 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 33 → 17). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 38. At 29 Kanu is in his prime years, and a market index of 9.9 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Kanu missed 25 games through injury and 1 suspension (muscle bruise, muscle) out of roughly 38 this season. The 7 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.

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

Peak: 2024/25Trending upRemarkably consistentInjury-hit 2025/26
37.9
Ratingi
developing / rotation level
17
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
30.7%
Minutes
limited game time
3.26
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Bahia finished 7th of 20 · a mid-table side

3.26
Def. / 90
7
Tackles
7
Interceptions
2
Clean sheets

3.26 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 7 appearances.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 30.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 37.9 overall — developing / rotation level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.26 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

No transfer news found for this player.