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Kiki

Experienced headAVS · 31 yrs

Profile

Full nameChristian Neiva Afonso
PositionCentre-back
NationalityPortugal
Age31
Date of birth10 Dec 1994
BirthplaceVila Chã
Height181 cm
Shirt number#24
ClubAVS
Centre-backalso played MID
27
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
1551
Minutes

Domestic-league season · AVS.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Primeira Liga270015516.53
Taça de Portugal2000

Scout report

Experienced headCentral defender

Kiki is a 31-year-old central defender at AVS, rated 26.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 290th of 317 on scout potential in the Primeira Liga. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option this season (50.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.95 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Kiki.

Judged on this season alone, Kiki graded 19 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 34th of 56 of the 56 centre-backs in the Primeira Liga, on 3 clean sheets and 3.946 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 22 → 19). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 26, 45th of 56 of the 56 centre-backs in the Primeira Liga. At 31 Kiki is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 5.5 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2022/23Trending upBreakout: 2022/23Stepped up 2021/22
Current potential45th of 56 centre-backs · Primeira LigaCurrent season34th of 56 centre-backs · Primeira Liga34th-best centre-back in the Primeira Liga290th in the Primeira Liga · potential45th-highest potential centre-back in the Primeira Liga
26.3
Ratingi
45th of 56 centre-backs
19.2
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
50.7%
Minutes
rotation minutes
3.95
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · AVS finished 18th of 18 · a relegation-threatened side

3.95
Def. / 90
37
Tackles
23
Interceptions
3
Clean sheets

3.95 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 27 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.

Strengths

  • Defensive volume. 3.95 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 50.7% 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 26.3, Kiki carries the 45th-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 solid defensive volume (3.95 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

No transfer news found for this player.