Alexander Barboza
Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Botafogo.
Injury-affected season
Missed 7 of Botafogo's ~38 games this season through 7 injury absences (yellow cards, knee, inactive). He still appeared 24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Serie A | 24 | 0 | 0 | 2196 | 7.1 |
 CONMEBOL Libertadores | 5 | 0 | 0 | 580 | 7.28 |
 Copa Do Brasil | 3 | 1 | 0 | 408 | 7.06 |
 FIFA Club World Cup | 3 | 0 | 0 | 300 | 7.63 |
 CONMEBOL Recopa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 300 | 7.63 |
 Carioca - 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 5.3 |
Scout report
A. Barboza is a 31-year-old central defender at Botafogo, enjoying a standout season — 0 goals and 0 assists in 24 appearances, a Season grade of 43, top 9% of Serie A centre-backs. On long-term scout potential he's rated 34.8, ranking 261st of 421 in the Serie A. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter (64.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.48 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Barboza.
Judged on this season alone, Barboza graded 43 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 10% of the 86 centre-backs in the Serie A, on 10 clean sheets and 3.484 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 48 → 43). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 35, 45th of 86 of the 86 centre-backs in the Serie A. At 31 Barboza is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 12.4 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Barboza missed 7 games through injury (yellow cards, knee, inactive) out of roughly 38 this season. The 24 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 2020/21 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Botafogo finished 6th of 20 · an upper-table side
3.48 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 10 clean sheets across 24 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (6th of 20) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 64.2% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Watch points
- Age curve. At 31, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 34.8, Barboza carries the 45th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Serie A of 86. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.48 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Serie A with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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