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Diego Caito

Squad depthGremio · 22 yrsFringe playerLoan signing

ratings updated 20 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameDiego Caito Barcellos Oliveira dos Santos
PositionFull-back
NationalityBrazil
Age22
Date of birth7 Jun 2004
BirthplaceSão Paulo
Height176 cm
Shirt number#27
ClubGremio
Full-back
8
Appearances
1
Goals
0
Assists
630
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Gremio.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Serie Bat Goias12026096.56
Copa Do Brasilat Goias300956.8
Serie A110217.9

Scout report

Squad depthFull-back

Diego Caito is a 22-year-old full-back at Gremio, rated 59.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 89th of 350 on scout potential in the Serie A and 188th of 1689 U-23 players tracked. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (23.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.86 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Caito.

Judged on this season alone, Caito graded 6 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 52nd of 55 of the 55 full-backs in the Serie A, on 1 clean sheet and 2.857 defensive actions per 90.

We hold a single season for Caito, so there's no year-on-year comparison to draw yet — the read above is this campaign only.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 59, top 33% of the 55 full-backs in the Serie A. At 22 Caito is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 26.7 reflects that trajectory.

59.2
Ratingi
18th of 55 full-backs
6.3
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
23.3%
Minutes
limited game time
2.86
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Gremio finished 18th of 20 · a relegation-threatened side

8
Apps
2.86
Def. / 90
10
Tackles
7
Interceptions
1
Clean sheets

2.86 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 8 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (18th of 20) 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 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Ceiling. High potential at just 22 — room to grow into a bigger role.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 23.3% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

With a Rating of 59.2, Caito carries the 18th-highest potential of the full-backs in the Serie A of 55 — though on just 8 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.86 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 1.9×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 22, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.

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

Season statistics

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

Shooting

Goals1
Shots on target5
Shots10

Passing

Assists0
Chances created4
Passes342
Pass accuracy86%

Possession

Successful dribbles8
Dribble success66.7%
Duels won38
Duels won %55.1%
Fouls won17

Defending

Tackles10
Interceptions7
Blocks3
Fouls committed11

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.