Domestic-league season · Fortaleza EC.
Missed 3 of Fortaleza EC's ~38 games this season through 3 injury absences (injury). He still appeared 18 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.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Serie A | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1257 | 6.82 |
 Cearense - 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 374 | — |
 CONMEBOL Libertadores | 4 | 0 | 0 | 320 | 6.7 |
 Copa do Nordeste | 3 | 0 | 0 | 226 | — |
 Copa Do Brasil | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6.7 |
Barbosa's current-season form is down 37% on last season (Season 27→17), while his Rating eased 33→20. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 40).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Fortaleza EC · 18th | 18 | 1 | 0 | 6.82 | 20 | 17 |
| 2024/25 | Fortaleza EC · 4th | 29 | 0 | 0 | 6.83 | 33 | 27 |
| 2023/24 | Fluminense · 7th | 19 | 1 | 1 | 6.72 | 33 | 14 |
| 2021/22 | Gremio · 17th | 16 | 1 | 1 | 6.68 | 40 | 15 |
| 2020/21 | Gremio · 6th | 26 | 0 | 6 | 6.85 | 57 | 40 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
Diogo Barbosa is a 33-year-old central midfielder at Fortaleza EC, rated 19.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 364th of 413 in the Serie A. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option this season (39.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.22 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Barbosa.
Judged on this season alone, Barbosa graded 17 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 46th of 64 of the 64 central midfielders in the Serie A, on 1 goal, 0 assists and 3.222 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 27 → 17). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 20, 57th of 64 of the 64 central midfielders in the Serie A. At 33 Barbosa is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 4.8 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Barbosa missed 3 games through injury (injury) out of roughly 38 this season. The 18 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.
Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
3.22 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 18 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 19.5, Barbosa carries the 57th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Serie A of 64. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.22 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.7× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
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 (~14), then tapers with age. At 33, Barbosa sits on 4.8, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Barbosa's projected Rating — 19.5 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.
No transfer news found for this player.
