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Central midfielderPortugalSüper Lig

Afonso Sousa

Squad depthSamsunspor · 26 yrsFringe player
39.9
5.2%
Ratingi
10.1
74.9%
Seasoni
9
Valuei

based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameAfonso Gamelas de Pinho Sousa
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalityPortugal
Age26
Date of birth3 May 2000
BirthplaceAveiro
Height174 cm
ClubSamsunspor
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Central midfielder

Season stats

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8
Appearances
1
Goals
1
Assists
173
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Samsunspor.

Also this season

Earlier this season at Lech Poznan — Ekstraklasa: 2 apps, 0g 0a, 97 min

The headline Season rating covers his time at Samsunspor; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.

Scout report

Squad depthCreative Central midfielder

Afonso Sousa is a 26-year-old central midfielder at Samsunspor, rated 39 overall by Field Insider's model. In his prime years, he has been a fringe squad member this season (5.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.6 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Sousa.

On the season, Sousa graded 5 for current form (age-blind), on 1 goal, 1 assist and 2.601 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 40 → 5). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 39. At 26 Sousa is in his prime years, and a market index of 9 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2024/25Holding levelBreakout: 2024/25Injury-hit 2025/26
39
Ratingi
developing / rotation level
5.1
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
5.7%
Minutes
limited game time
2.6
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Samsunspor finished 7th of 18 · a mid-table side

8
Apps
2.6
Def. / 90
4
Tackles
1
Interceptions
1
Clean sheets

2.6 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 8 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 1.04 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
  • Creativity. 0.52 assists per 90 — a genuine creative outlet.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 5.7% 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 39 overall — developing / rotation level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.6 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.

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Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.