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Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Santos.
Scout report
C. Oliva is a 30-year-old central midfielder at Santos, rated 35.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 215th of 331 on scout potential in the Serie A. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (48.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.14 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Oliva.
Judged on this season alone, Oliva graded 28 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 31st of 75 of the 75 central midfielders in the Serie A, on 0 goals, 2 assists and 4.143 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 6 → 28). Across the 5 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 36, 50th of 75 of the 75 central midfielders in the Serie A. At 30 Oliva is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 11.1 reflects that trajectory.
A career still climbing — Oliva is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
Output in context · Santos finished 15th of 20 · a lower-table side
4.14 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 14 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (15th of 20) 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 0 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.21 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
- Defensive volume. 4.14 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 48.3% 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 35.5, Oliva carries the 50th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Serie A of 75 — though on just 14 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.14 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. 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.
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Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Serie A with 600+ minutes this season.
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