Simão's current-season form is down 70% on last season (Season 23→7), while his Rating eased 18→12. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 45).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Arouca · 8th	12	0	0	6.7	12	7
2024/25	Arouca · 12th	24	1	0	6.99	18	23
2023/24	Arouca · 7th	32	0	7	7.13	27	45
2022/23	Arouca · 5th	31	0	4	6.99	32	39
2021/22	Arouca · 15th	15	1	2	6.94	25	20

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 12 earlier seasons in the full career.

Portugal · international

Side	Apps	G
Portugal U21	6	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headBall-winning Defensive midfielder

David Simão is a 36-year-old defensive midfielder at Arouca, rated 11.9 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (21.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.45 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Simão.

On the season, Simão graded 7 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 0 assists and 4.446 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 23 → 7). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 12. At 36 Simão is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.4 reflects that trajectory.

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: 2022/23

11.9

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

7.3

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

21.8%

Minutes

limited game time

4.45

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · Arouca finished 8th of 18 · a mid-table side

Apps

4.45

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

4.45 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 12 appearances.

Strengths

Defensive volume. 4.45 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Game time. Only 21.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 36, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 11.9 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.45 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %21.8%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 904.446

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Cards / 900.404

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~5), then tapers with age. At 36, Simão sits on 1.4, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Simão's projected Rating — 11.9 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

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

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles16

Interceptions12

Blocks5

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3

Red cards0

Transfer history

€0.4M total transfer fees · 13 moves

Free agentJun 2026 – nowEnd of career

AroucaJan 2022 – Jun 2026

Moreirense(on loan)Jan 2021 – Jan 2022

AEK Athens FCAug 2020 – Jan 2021

Hapoel Beer ShevaFeb 2020 – Aug 2020

AEK Athens FCJul 2019 – Feb 2020€ 400K

AntwerpJan 2019 – Jul 2019

BBoavistaSept 2017 – Jan 2019Free

CSKA SofiaJul 2016 – Sept 2017Free

AroucaJul 2013 – Jul 2016Free

Benfica(back from loan)Jul 2013 – Jul 2013

Maritimo(on loan)Jul 2012 – Jul 2013

AAcademica(on loan)Jan 2012 – Jul 2012

Benficauntil Jan 2012

About David Simão

David Martins Simão is a 36-year-old defensive midfielder who plays for Arouca, born on May 15, 1990 in Versailles, standing 183 cm tall. He is from Portugal. Arouca currently sit 6th of 18 in the Primeira Liga.

This season

In the current season, David Simão has made 12 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 668 minutes, with 3 yellow cards.

David Simão's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Arouca face Maritimo at home in the Primeira Liga.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates David Simão at 11.9 with a Season form score of 7.3. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 4 career titles — among them the State Cup and the Taça de Portugal. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 17 recorded seasons, David Simão has totalled 386 club appearances with 28 goals and 22 assists for 12 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2014/15, with 32 appearances for Arouca.

David Simão's career has also included time at Moreirense, AEK Athens FC, Hapoel Beer Sheva, Antwerp, BBoavista, CSKA Sofia, Benfica, Maritimo and AAcademica.

On the international stage, David Simão has represented Portugal U21 — 6 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Arouca finished 8th of 18 · a mid-table side

Strengths

Watch points