Ãlvaro Santos

Following his move to Penafiel, Santos's current-season form is down 47% on last season (Season 19→10), while his Rating held around 46. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 19).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	PenafielLoan · 14th	28	1	1	6.97	46	10
2025/26	Lommel United · 5th	3	0	0	6.3	38	1
2024/25	Lommel United · 11th	29	3	1	6.79	47	19
2023/24	Lommel United · 4th	28	0	0	6.66	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.

Scout report

Squad depthCentral midfielder

Ãlvaro Santos is a 21-year-old central midfielder at Penafiel, rated 46.4 overall by Field Insider's model. A young player, he has been a fringe squad member this season (21.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.89 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Santos.

On the season, Santos graded 10 for current form (age-blind), on 1 goal, 1 assist and 1.886 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 19 → 10).

On long-term talent our Rating reads 46. At 21 Santos is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 10.2 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2024/25Trending down

582nd-highest potential U-23 tracked

46.4

Ratingi

a solid contributor and squad regular

10.4

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

21.8%

Minutes

limited game time

1.89

Def. actions / 90

light defensive volume

Output in context · Penafiel finished 14th of 18 · a lower-table side

Apps

1.89

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

1.89 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 28 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (14th of 18) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.27 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.

Watch points

Game time. Only 21.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

Rated 46.4 overall — a solid contributor and squad regular. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.89 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). At 21 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (97/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %21.8%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900.135

Assists / 900.135

Goal contribution / 900.269

Defensive actions / 901.886

Player flow

Goal involvements2

Cards / 900.674

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~51), then tapers with age. At 21, Santos sits on 10.2, still climbing toward its peak. The blue line is Santos's projected Rating — 46.4 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the La Liga with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists1

Defending

Tackles13

Interceptions1

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards5

Red cards0

Transfer history

Atletico MadridJul 2026 – now-

Lommel United(back from loan)Jun 2026 – Jul 2026

Penafiel(on loan)Sept 2025 – Jun 2026

Lommel Uniteduntil Sept 2025

About Ãlvaro Santos

Álvaro Santos Correa is a 21-year-old central midfielder who plays for Atletico Madrid, born on January 1, 2005 in Marín. He is from Spain. Atletico Madrid currently sit 4th of 20 in the La Liga.

This season

In the current season, Ãlvaro Santos has made 28 appearances with 1 goal and 1 assist across 668 minutes, with 5 yellow cards.

Ãlvaro Santos's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Atletico Madrid face Sevilla away in the La Liga.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates Ãlvaro Santos at 46.4 with a Season form score of 10.4. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 3 recorded seasons, Ãlvaro Santos has totalled 88 club appearances with 4 goals and 2 assists for 2 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2024/25, with 29 appearances for Lommel United.

Ãlvaro Santos's career has also included time at Lommel United and Penafiel.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Penafiel finished 14th of 18 · a lower-table side

Strengths

Watch points