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Santos

Experienced headAtletico Paranaense · 36 yrsStarter

Profile

Full nameAderbar Melo dos Santos Neto
PositionGoalkeeper
NationalityBrazil
Age36
Date of birth17 Mar 1990
BirthplaceCampina Grande
Height192 cm
Shirt number#23
ClubAtletico Paranaense
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Season stats

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23
Appearances
8
Clean sheets
35%
CS rate
share of apps kept clean
2129
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Atletico Paranaense.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsMinMatch
Serie A2119496.95
Copa Do Brasil43696.85

Scout report

Experienced headGoalkeeper

Santos is a 36-year-old goalkeeper at Atletico Paranaense, enjoying a standout season — 0 goals and 0 assists in 23 appearances, a Season grade of 38. On long-term scout potential he's rated 29.8. A seasoned veteran, he has been an ever-present (100% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Santos.

On the season, Santos graded 38 for current form (age-blind), on 8 clean sheets across 23 appearances.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 7 → 38). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 30. At 36 Santos is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 7.1 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2020/21Trending upBreakout: 2026/27
29.8
Ratingi
below regular-starter level
37.6
Seasoni
developing / rotation level
100%
Minutes
near ever-present
0
Def. actions / 90
light defensive volume

Output in context · Atletico Paranaense finished 3rd of 20 · an upper-table side

23
Apps
8
Clean sheets
35%
CS rate
100%
Minutes

8 clean sheets in 23 appearances (35% of games). Playing behind an upper-table side (3rd of 20) means a more protected goal, so the read is about command and distribution as much as raw shut-outs.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 100% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

  • Age curve. At 36, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 29.8 overall — below regular-starter level. A near ever-present keeper carrying the gloves this season. 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.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among goalkeepers in the Serie A with 600+ minutes this season.

Goalkeeping

Clean sheets8
Saves60
Save rate73.2%
Goals conceded22

Distribution

Passes440
Pass accuracy62%

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.