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Full nameDaniel Santos Bragança
PositionAttacking midfielder
NationalityPortugal
Age27
Date of birth27 May 1999
BirthplaceAlmeirim
Height178 cm
Shirt number#23
ClubSporting CP
Attacking midfielder
14
Appearances
6
Goals
0
Assists
538
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Sporting CP.

Injury-affected season

Missed 3 of Sporting CP's ~34 games this season through 3 injury absences (ruptured cruciate ligament). He still appeared 14 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
Primeira Liga14605387.33
UEFA Champions League6011736.68
Taça de Portugal4001596.55

Scout report

Squad depthGoal-getting Attacking midfielder

Daniel Bragança is a 27-year-old attacking midfielder at Sporting CP, rated 46.7 overall by Field Insider's model. In his prime years, he has been a fringe squad member this season (17.6% of available minutes). He brings 1 goal contributions per 90 (1 goals, 0 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Bragança.

On the season, Bragança graded 18 for current form (age-blind), on 6 goals and 0 assists in 14 appearances (1.004 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 21 → 18). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 47. At 27 Bragança is in his prime years, and a market index of 17.8 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Bragança missed 3 games through injury (ruptured cruciate ligament) out of roughly 34 this season. The 14 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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Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2024/25Holding levelRemarkably consistent
46.7
Ratingi
a solid contributor and squad regular
17.7
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
17.6%
Minutes
limited game time
1
Goal contrib / 90
elite end product

Output in context · Sporting CP finished 2nd of 18 · a title-challenging side

6
Goals
0
Assists
6
G+A
0.43
Goals / app

6 goals in 14 appearances (0.43 per game) for a title-challenging side.

Strengths

  • Final-third output. 1 goal contributions per 90 (1 goals, 0 assists) — productive for the role.
  • Defensive volume. 3.51 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 17.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

Rated 46.7 overall — a solid contributor and squad regular. In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (1 goal contributions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.

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

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among attacking midfielders in the Primeira Liga with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals6
Shots on target9
Shots11

Passing

Assists0
Chances created8
Passes374
Pass accuracy92%

Possession

Successful dribbles3
Dribble success60%
Duels won30
Duels won %57.7%
Fouls won10

Defending

Tackles12
Interceptions8
Blocks1
Fouls committed9

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.