Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Houston Dynamo.
Injury-affected season
Missed 3 of Houston Dynamo's ~3 games this season through 3 injury absences (lower-body, inactive, hamstring). He still appeared 8 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.
Also this season
On loan at Sport Recife — Copa do Nordeste: 5 apps, 0g 0a, 450 min
On loan at Sport Recife — Pernambucano - 1: 4 apps, 0g 0a, 360 min
On loan at Sport Recife — Serie A: 3 apps, 0g 0a, 280 min
The headline Season rating covers his time at Houston Dynamo; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Major League Soccer | 8 | 1 | 0 | 604 | 7.01 |
 Copa do Nordesteat Sport Recife | 5 | 0 | 0 | 450 | — |
 Pernambucano - 1at Sport Recife | 4 | 0 | 0 | 360 | — |
 Serie Aat Sport Recife | 3 | 0 | 0 | 280 | 6.73 |
Scout report
Antônio Carlos is a 33-year-old central defender at Houston Dynamo, enjoying a standout season — 1 goals and 0 assists in 8 appearances, a Season grade of 20, top 61% of Major League Soccer centre-backs. On long-term scout potential he's rated 13.3, ranking 485th of 513 in the Major League Soccer. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option (47.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.13 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Carlos.
Judged on this season alone, Carlos graded 20 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 53rd of 87 of the 87 centre-backs in the Major League Soccer, on 2 clean sheets and 3.129 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 17 → 20). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 13, 81st of 87 of the 87 centre-backs in the Major League Soccer. At 33 Carlos is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.5 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Carlos missed 3 games through injury (lower-body, inactive, hamstring) out of roughly 3 this season. The 8 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.
Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Houston Dynamo finished 12th of 15 · a lower-table side
3.13 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 8 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (12th of 15) 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 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 47.9% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Age curve. At 33, 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 13.3, Carlos carries the 81st-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Major League Soccer of 87 — though on just 8 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.13 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.7× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
