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Dante

Experienced headNice · 42 yrsTransferred to Dante

Profile

Full nameDante Bonfim Costa Santos
PositionFull-back
NationalityBrazil
Age42
Date of birth18 Oct 1983
BirthplaceSalvador
Height188 cm
Shirt number#4
ClubNice
Full-back
13
Appearances
0
Goals
1
Assists
930
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Nice.

Injury-affected season

Missed 13 of Nice's ~36 games this season through 13 injury absences (knee, injury, injured doubtful). He still appeared 13 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
Ligue 113019306.79
UEFA Europa League3001836.53
Coupe de France2001616.6
Friendlies Clubs100907.7
UEFA Champions League100457

Scout report

Experienced headFull-back

Dante is a 42-year-old full-back at Nice, rated 9.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 320th of 321 on scout potential in the Ligue 1. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (28.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.52 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Dante.

Judged on this season alone, Dante graded 9 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 59th of 59 of the 59 full-backs in the Ligue 1, on 2 clean sheets and 2.516 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 29 → 9). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 9, 59th of 59 of the 59 full-backs in the Ligue 1. At 42 Dante is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 2.2 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Dante missed 13 games through injury (knee, injury, injured doubtful) out of roughly 36 this season. The 13 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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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending downBreakout: 2021/22StreakyInjury-hit 2025/26
Current potential59th of 59 full-backs · Ligue 1 · 13 appsCurrent season59th of 59 full-backs · Ligue 1 · 13 apps59th-best full-back in the Ligue 1320th in the Ligue 1 · potential59th-highest potential full-back in the Ligue 1
9.2
Ratingi
59th of 59 full-backs
8.9
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
28.7%
Minutes
limited game time
2.52
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Nice finished 16th of 18 · a relegation-threatened side

2.52
Def. / 90
10
Tackles
10
Interceptions
2
Clean sheets

2.52 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 13 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (16th 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. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 28.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Age curve. At 42, 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 9.2, Dante carries the 59th-highest potential of the full-backs in the Ligue 1 of 59 — though on just 13 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.52 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.5× and falling).

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

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among full-backs in the Ligue 1 with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0
Shots on target2
Shots5

Passing

Assists1
Chances created2
Passes530
Pass accuracy90%

Possession

Successful dribbles1
Dribble success50%
Duels won34
Duels won %59.6%
Fouls won4

Defending

Tackles10
Interceptions10
Blocks6
Fouls committed11
Penalties conceded1

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.