based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026
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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Al Shabab.
Also this season
On loan at Olympiakos Piraeus — UEFA Champions League: 8 apps, 0g 0a, 548 min
The headline Season rating covers his time at Al Shabab; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.
Scout report
Daniel Podence is a 30-year-old central midfielder at Olympiakos Piraeus, enjoying a standout season — 2 goals and 6 assists in 20 appearances, a Season grade of 25. On long-term scout potential he's rated 22.9. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option (44.7% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Podence.
On the season, Podence graded 25 for current form (age-blind), on 2 goals, 6 assists and 0.979 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 22 → 24). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 23. At 30 Podence is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 3 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 · Olympiakos Piraeus finished 2nd of 14 · a title-challenging side
0.98 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 8 clean sheets across 20 appearances. Behind a title-challenging side (2nd of 14) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 6 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.56 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
- Creativity. 0.42 assists per 90 — a genuine creative outlet.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 44.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Defensive numbers. Modest 0.98 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
Rated 22.9 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (0.98 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.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Pro League with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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