Field Insider

Profile

PositionCentre-forward
NationalityBrazil
Age32
Date of birth9 Mar 1994
BirthplaceSantarém
Height184 cm
Shirt number#9
ClubShanghai Shenhua
Centre-forward
23
Appearances
10
Goals
2
Assists
1859
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Shanghai Shenhua.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Super League2310218597.23
Super Cup187114777.17
FA Cup156213327.33
AFC Champions League Elite4103156.75

Scout report

Experienced headGoal-getting Centre-forward

André Luís is a 32-year-old centre-forward at Shanghai Shenhua, enjoying a standout season — 10 goals and 2 assists in 23 appearances, a Season grade of 41, top 32% of Super League centre-forwards. On long-term scout potential he's rated 16.1, ranking 154th of 279 in the Super League. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter (76.5% of available minutes). He brings 0.58 goal contributions per 90 (0.48 goals, 0.1 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Luís.

Judged on this season alone, Luís graded 41 — a solid campaign that ranks top 33% of the 28 centre-forwards in the Super League, on 10 goals and 2 assists in 23 appearances (0.581 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 27 → 41). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 16, 18th of 28 of the 28 centre-forwards in the Super League. At 32 Luís is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.1 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
Read the full career report →

Luís is operating at his career peak — the 2022/23 level is the level.

Peak: 2022/23Holding levelBreakout: 2022/23Stepped up 2023/24
Current potential18th of 28 centre-forwards · Super LeagueCurrent seasonTop 33% centre-forwards · Super League9th-best centre-forward in the Super League154th in the Super League · potential18th-highest potential centre-forward in the Super League
16.1
Ratingi
18th of 28 centre-forwards
41.3
Seasoni
developing / rotation level
76.5%
Minutes
a regular starter
0.58
Goal contrib / 90
strong end product

Output in context · Shanghai Shenhua finished 2nd of 16 · a title-challenging side

10
Goals
2
Assists
12
G+A
0.43
Goals / app

10 goals in 23 appearances (0.43 per game) — double figures playing for a title-challenging side (2nd of 16). Add 2 assists for 12 goal contributions in all.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 76.5% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Final-third output. 0.58 goal contributions per 90 (0.48 goals, 0.1 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

  • Age curve. At 32, 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 16.1, Luís carries the 18th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the Super League of 28. In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.58 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.8× and falling).

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

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.