Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Al Shabab.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pro League | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1095 | 6.8 |
Scout report
Carlos Júnior is a 30-year-old central midfielder at Al Shabab, rated 26.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 231st of 317 on scout potential in the Pro League. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (35.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.97 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Júnior.
Judged on this season alone, Júnior graded 21 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 42nd of 66 of the 66 central midfielders in the Pro League, on 4 goals, 0 assists and 1.973 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 28 → 21). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 27, 52nd of 66 of the 66 central midfielders in the Pro League. At 30 Júnior is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 5.2 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2020/21 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Al Shabab finished 13th of 18 · a lower-table side
1.97 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 16 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (13th 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 4 goals and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.33 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 35.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Defensive numbers. Modest 1.97 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 26.5, Júnior carries the 52nd-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Pro League of 66, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Al Shabab finished 13th of 18) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.97 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
