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Christian

Top-tier performerCruzeiro · 25 yrsTransferred to FC Krasnodar

Profile

Full nameChristian Roberto Alves Cardoso
PositionAttacking midfielder
NationalityBrazil
Age25
Date of birth19 Dec 2000
BirthplaceCuritiba
Height175 cm
Shirt number#88
ClubCruzeiro
Attacking midfielder
30
Appearances
5
Goals
2
Assists
2374
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Cruzeiro.

Injury-affected season

Missed 3 of Cruzeiro's ~38 games this season through 3 injury absences (yellow cards, rest). He still appeared 30 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Serie A305223746.97
Mineiro - 1153211746.99
Copa Do Brasil6016316.85
CONMEBOL Sudamericana2001216.95

Scout report

Top-tier performerAttacking midfielder

Christian is a 25-year-old attacking midfielder at Cruzeiro, rated 71.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 8th of 413 on scout potential in the Serie A. In his prime years, he has been a regular starter this season (75.4% of available minutes). He brings 0.27 goal contributions per 90 (0.19 goals, 0.08 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Christian.

Judged on this season alone, Christian graded 29 — a solid campaign that ranks top 34% of the 57 attacking midfielders in the Serie A, on 5 goals and 2 assists in 30 appearances (0.265 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 16 → 29). Across the 6 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 72, top 2% of the 57 attacking midfielders in the Serie A. At 25 Christian is in his prime years, and a market index of 34 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Christian missed 3 games through injury (yellow cards, rest) out of roughly 38 this season. The 30 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.

From the career report
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Christian is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.

Peak: 2025/26Holding levelBreakout: 2023/24
Current potentialTop 2% attacking midfielders · Serie ACurrent seasonTop 34% attacking midfielders · Serie A19th-best attacking midfielder in the Serie A8th in the Serie A · potential1st-highest potential attacking midfielder in the Serie A
71.6
Ratingi
1st of 57 attacking midfielders
29.2
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
75.4%
Minutes
a regular starter
0.27
Goal contrib / 90
modest end product

Output in context · Cruzeiro finished 3rd of 20 · an upper-table side

5
Goals
2
Assists
7
G+A
0.17
Goals / app

5 goals in 30 appearances (0.17 per game) for an upper-table side. Add 2 assists for 7 goal contributions in all.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 75.4% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

  • Output. 0.27 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.

Outlook

With a Rating of 71.6, Christian carries the 1st-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the Serie A (top 2%). In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.27 goal contributions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.

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

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.