Caio Paulista

Following his move to Gremio, Paulista's current-season form is level with last season (Season 8→8), while his Rating held around 40. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 25).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Gremio · 15th	9	0	0	6.57	40	8
2025/26	Palmeiras	2	0	0	6.7	—	—
2025/26	Atletico-MG · 11th	20	0	0	6.68	41	8
2024/25	Palmeiras · 2nd	24	0	0	6.78	56	9
2023/24	Fluminense	1	0	0	—	—	—
2023/24	Sao Paulo · 11th	28	1	2	6.75	63	25
2022/23	Fluminense · 3rd	27	1	3	6.66	68	23

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 4 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthFull-back

Caio Paulista is a 28-year-old full-back at Atletico-MG, rated 41.6 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (26.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.27 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Paulista.

On the season, Paulista graded 13 for current form (age-blind), on 3 clean sheets and 3.271 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 8 → 8). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 42. At 28 Paulista is in his prime years, and a market index of 11.9 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2021/22Holding level5 clubs

41.6

Ratingi

developing / rotation level

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

26.5%

Minutes

limited game time

3.27

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Atletico-MG finished 11th of 20 · a mid-table side

Apps

3.27

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.27 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 20 appearances.

Watch points

Game time. Only 26.5% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 41.6 overall — developing / rotation level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.27 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %26.5%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 903.271

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Cards / 900.198

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 (~20), then tapers with age. At 28, Paulista sits on 11.9, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Paulista's projected Rating — 41.6 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 full-backs in the Serie A with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles19

Interceptions10

Blocks4

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2

Red cards0

Transfer history

Gremio(on loan)Dec 2025 – now

Palmeiras(back from loan)Dec 2025 – Dec 2025

Atletico-MG(on loan)Feb 2025 – Dec 2025

PalmeirasJan 2024 – Feb 2025

Sao Paulo(on loan)Jan 2023 – Jan 2024

FluminenseJan 2020 – Jan 2023

Fluminense(on loan)Mar 2015 – Jan 2020

TTombenseMar 2015 – Mar 2015

Cearauntil Mar 2015

About Caio Paulista

Caio Fernando de Oliveira is a 28-year-old full-back who plays for Gremio, born on May 11, 1998 in São Paulo, standing 183 cm tall. He is from Brazil. Gremio currently sit 15th of 20 in the Serie A.

This season

In the current season, Caio Paulista has made 9 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 496 minutes, averaging a 6.69 match rating over his last 10 rated games. His season has spanned the Serie A, the CONMEBOL Sudamericana and the Copa Do Brasil.

When Caio Paulista plays, Gremio's record this season is 4W-3D-4L — and his match ratings average 6.5 at home against 6.74 on the road.

Recent matches

August 16, 2026: 0-3 loss away at Atletico-MG (14 minutes, 6.9 rating)
July 17, 2026: 1-2 loss away at Mirassol (45 minutes, 6.2 rating)
May 23, 2026: 3-2 win at home vs Santos (90 minutes, 6.3 rating)
May 14, 2026: 3-0 win away at Confiança (90 minutes, 7.2 rating)
May 10, 2026: 0-1 loss at home vs Flamengo (86 minutes, 6.5 rating)
May 5, 2026: 3-0 win away at Deportivo Riestra (15 minutes, 6.9 rating)
April 11, 2026: 0-0 draw away at Internacional (10 minutes, 6.9 rating)
March 22, 2026: 1-2 loss away at Vasco DA Gama (98 minutes, 6.2 rating)
March 19, 2026: 2-0 win at home vs Vitoria (26 minutes, 6.9 rating)
March 16, 2026: 1-1 draw away at Chapecoense-sc (97 minutes, 6.9 rating)

Caio Paulista's next match is on August 27, 2026, when Gremio face Internacional away in the Copa Do Brasil.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates Caio Paulista at 41.6 with a Season form score of 13. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 10 career titles — among them the Mineiro 1 and the Paulista A1. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 9 recorded seasons, Caio Paulista has totalled 188 club appearances with 7 goals and 7 assists for 6 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2023/24, with 28 appearances for Sao Paulo.

Caio Paulista's career has also included time at Palmeiras, Atletico-MG, Sao Paulo, Fluminense, TTombense and Ceara.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

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Output in context · Atletico-MG finished 11th of 20 · a mid-table side

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