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Full nameDarlan Pereira Mendes
PositionDefensive midfielder
NationalityBrazil
Age28
Date of birth16 Apr 1998
BirthplaceSão Borja
Height170 cm
Shirt number#37
ClubWuhan Three Towns
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Defensive midfielder

Season stats

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30
Appearances
1
Goals
1
Assists
1992
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Wuhan Three Towns.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
FA Cup274223137.27
Super League301119926.92
Primeira Ligaat Santa Clara7001066.57

Scout report

Project playerDefensive midfielder

Darlan is a 28-year-old defensive midfielder at Wuhan Three Towns, enjoying a standout season — 1 goals and 1 assists in 30 appearances, a Season grade of 25, top 50% of Super League defensive midfielders. On long-term scout potential he's rated 22.3, ranking 19th of 244 in the Super League. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter (73.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.98 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Darlan.

Judged on this season alone, Darlan graded 25 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 12th of 24 of the 24 defensive midfielders in the Super League, on 1 goal, 1 assist and 2.982 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 0 → 25). Across the 5 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 22, top 13% of the 24 defensive midfielders in the Super League. At 28 Darlan is in his prime years, and a market index of 2.2 reflects that trajectory.

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A career still climbing — Darlan is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2025/26
Current potentialTop 13% defensive midfielders · Super LeagueCurrent season12th of 24 defensive midfielders · Super League12th-best defensive midfielder in the Super League19th in the Super League · potential3rd-highest potential defensive midfielder in the Super League
22.3
Ratingi
3rd of 24 defensive midfielders
24.5
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
73.8%
Minutes
a regular starter
2.98
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Wuhan Three Towns finished 13th of 16 · a lower-table side

30
Apps
2.98
Def. / 90
39
Tackles
23
Interceptions
3
Clean sheets

2.98 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 30 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (13th of 16) 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 1 goal and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 73.8% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 22.3, Darlan carries the 3rd-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Super League (top 13%), and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Wuhan Three Towns finished 13th of 16) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.98 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).

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

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the Super League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists1

Defending

Tackles39
Interceptions23
Blocks4

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Transfer news

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