Domestic-league season · Flamengo.
Missed 15 of Flamengo's ~38 games this season through 15 injury absences (metatarsal fracture, foot, yellow cards). He still appeared 17 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 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1244 | 6.98 |
 CONMEBOL Libertadores | 7 | 0 | 0 | 584 | 7.01 |
 Carioca - 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 548 | 6.93 |
 FIFA Club World Cup | 3 | 0 | 0 | 225 | 6.77 |
 Carioca A2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
 Supercopa do Brasil | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
 FIFA Intercontinental Cup | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Pulgar's current-season form is level with last season (Season 29→27), while his Rating eased 39→30. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 36).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Flamengo · 1st | 17 | 1 | 0 | 6.98 | 30 | 27 |
| 2024/25 | Flamengo · 3rd | 23 | 0 | 3 | 6.99 | 39 | 29 |
| 2023/24 | Flamengo · 4th | 25 | 2 | 3 | 6.84 | 45 | 33 |
| 2022/23 | Flamengo · 5th | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6.87 | 39 | 3 |
| 2021/22 | Galatasaray · 13th | 11 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 31 | 7 |
| 2020/21 | Fiorentina · 13th | 31 | 1 | 3 | 6.96 | 69 | 36 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
E. Pulgar is a 32-year-old defensive midfielder at Flamengo, rated 30.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 302nd of 427 in the Serie A. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter this season (60.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.4 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Pulgar.
Judged on this season alone, Pulgar graded 27 — a solid campaign that ranks top 37% of the 57 defensive midfielders in the Serie A, on 1 goal, 0 assists and 3.4 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 29 → 27). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 30, 40th of 57 of the 57 defensive midfielders in the Serie A. At 32 Pulgar is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 16.1 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Pulgar missed 15 games through injury (metatarsal fracture, foot, yellow cards) out of roughly 38 this season. The 17 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.
Past his 2020/21 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
3.4 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 7 clean sheets across 17 appearances. Behind a title-challenging side (1st of 20) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 30.4, Pulgar carries the 40th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Serie A of 57. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.4 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.8× 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 (~40), then tapers with age. At 32, Pulgar sits on 16.1, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Pulgar's projected Rating — 30.4 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.
€9.5M total transfer fees · 5 moves
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