Following his move to Mamelodi Sundowns, Sales's current-season form is down 50% on last season (Season 36→18), while his Rating eased 49→2. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 36).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Mamelodi Sundowns · 2nd	22	3	5	6.9	2	18
2024/25	Mamelodi Sundowns	18	8	7	7.69	—	—
2023/24	Lommel United · 4th	28	10	2	7.1	49	36
2023/24	Bahia · 16th	9	1	0	6.5	59	4
2022/23	Pacos FerreiraLoan · 17th	12	0	0	6.46	51	0
2021/22	Lommel United · 6th	17	8	0	—	46	30
2021/22	Vasco DA Gama	5	0	1	6.92	—	—

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

Scout report

Squad depthCreative Attacking midfielder

Arthur Sales is a 24-year-old attacking midfielder at Mamelodi Sundowns, enjoying a standout season — 3 goals and 5 assists in 22 appearances, a Season grade of 18, top 28% of Premier Soccer League attacking midfielders. On long-term scout potential he's rated 1.8, ranking 9th of 295 in the Premier Soccer League. An emerging talent, he has been a rotation option (53.1% of available minutes). He brings 0.5 goal contributions per 90 (0.19 goals, 0.31 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Sales.

Judged on this season alone, Sales graded 18 — a strong campaign that ranks top 29% of the 39 attacking midfielders in the Premier Soccer League, on 3 goals and 5 assists in 22 appearances (0.502 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 36 → 18). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 2, top 11% of the 39 attacking midfielders in the Premier Soccer League. At 24 Sales is in his prime years, and a market index of 0 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

Read the full career report →

Below his 2023/24 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2023/24Trending upBreakout: 2023/24Stepped up 2022/23

Current potentialTop 11% attacking midfielders · Premier Soccer League Current seasonTop 29% attacking midfielders · Premier Soccer League11th-best attacking midfielder in the Premier Soccer League9th in the Premier Soccer League · potential4th-highest potential attacking midfielder in the Premier Soccer League

1.8

Ratingi

4th of 39 attacking midfielders

18.1

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

53.1%

Minutes

rotation minutes

0.5

Goal contrib / 90

productive for the role

Output in context · Mamelodi Sundowns finished 2nd of 16 · a title-challenging side

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.14

Goals / app

3 goals in 22 appearances (0.14 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. He also laid on 5 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 8 goal contributions (0.36 per appearance).

Strengths

Final-third output. 0.5 goal contributions per 90 (0.19 goals, 0.31 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

Game time. Only 53.1% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 1.8, Sales carries the 4th-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the Premier Soccer League (top 11%). In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.5 goal contributions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %53.1%

Available fixtures30 of 30

Goals / 900.188

Assists / 900.314

Goal contribution / 900.502

Defensive actions / 902.449

Player flow

Goal involvements8

Shot conversion %18.8

Shot accuracy %50

Pass accuracy %80

Dribble success %44.7

Cards / 900.063

Foul involvement / 902.387

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 17–37 (~0), then tapers with age. At 24, Sales sits on 0, at or near its peak. The blue line is Sales's projected Rating — 1.8 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.