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Cristian Ponde

Experienced headUnirea Slobozia · 31 yrs

Profile

PositionAttacking midfielder
NationalityPortugal
Age31
Date of birth26 Jan 1995
BirthplaceFăurești
Height181 cm
Shirt number#20
ClubUnirea Slobozia
Attacking midfielder
14
Appearances
3
Goals
0
Assists
792
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Unirea Slobozia.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Liga I14307926.72

Scout report

Experienced headAttacking midfielder

Cristian Ponde is a 31-year-old attacking midfielder at Unirea Slobozia, rated 13.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 265th of 318 on scout potential in the Liga I. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (22.6% of available minutes). He brings 0.34 goal contributions per 90 (0.34 goals, 0 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Ponde.

Judged on this season alone, Ponde graded 9 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 39th of 48 of the 48 attacking midfielders in the Liga I, on 3 goals and 0 assists in 14 appearances (0.341 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 12 → 9). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 14, 45th of 48 of the 48 attacking midfielders in the Liga I. At 31 Ponde is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.8 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: 2022/23Holding levelStepped up 2023/24
Current potential45th of 48 attacking midfielders · Liga I · 14 appsCurrent season39th of 48 attacking midfielders · Liga I · 14 apps39th-best attacking midfielder in the Liga I265th in the Liga I · potential45th-highest potential attacking midfielder in the Liga I
13.5
Ratingi
45th of 48 attacking midfielders
8.9
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
22.6%
Minutes
limited game time
0.34
Goal contrib / 90
modest end product

Output in context · Unirea Slobozia finished 3rd of 6 · a mid-table side

3
Goals
0
Assists
3
G+A
0.21
Goals / app

3 goals in 14 appearances (0.21 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 22.6% 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 13.5, Ponde carries the 45th-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the Liga I of 48 — though on just 14 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.34 goal contributions 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.