Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · AVS.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Primeira Liga | 16 | 0 | 0 | 928 | 6.43 |
 Taça de Portugal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Scout report
Carlos Ponck is a 31-year-old central defender at AVS, rated 23.1 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 294th of 317 on scout potential in the Primeira Liga. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (30.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.2 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Ponck.
Judged on this season alone, Ponck graded 10 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 51st of 56 of the 56 centre-backs in the Primeira Liga, on 2 clean sheets and 3.2 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 5 → 10). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 23, 46th of 56 of the 56 centre-backs in the Primeira Liga. At 31 Ponck is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 4 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · AVS finished 18th of 18 · a relegation-threatened side
3.2 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 16 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (18th 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.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 30.3% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Age curve. At 31, 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 23.1, Ponck carries the 46th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Primeira Liga of 56, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (AVS finished 18th 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 moderate defensive volume (3.2 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
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