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Dimitri Payet

Experienced headVasco DA Gama · 39 yrsNot playing

based on the 2025 season · updated 20 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameDimitri Payet
PositionAttacking midfielder
NationalityFrance
Age39
Date of birth29 Mar 1987
BirthplaceSaint-Pierre
Height175 cm
Shirt number#10
ClubVasco DA Gama
Attacking midfielder
4
Appearances
0
Goals
2
Assists
195
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Vasco DA Gama.

Scout report

Experienced headGoal-getting Attacking midfielder

D. Payet is a 39-year-old attacking midfielder at Vasco DA Gama, rated 4.2 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (5.7% of available minutes). He brings 0.92 goal contributions per 90 (0 goals, 0.92 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Payet.

On the season, Payet graded 4 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals and 2 assists in 4 appearances (0.923 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 19 → 4). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 4. At 39 Payet is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.8 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2021/22Holding levelStreakyInjury-hit 2025/26
4.2
Ratingi
below regular-starter level
4.4
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
5.7%
Minutes
limited game time
0.92
Goal contrib / 90
elite end product

Output in context · Vasco DA Gama finished 14th of 20 · a lower-table side

4
Apps
0
Goals
2
Assists
2
G+A
0
Goals / app

0 goals in 4 appearances (0 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 2 assists for 2 goal contributions in all.

Strengths

  • Final-third output. 0.92 goal contributions per 90 (0 goals, 0.92 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 5.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Age curve. At 39, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 4.2 overall — below regular-starter level. In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.92 goal contributions 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.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.