Samu

Samu's current-season form is up 59% on last season (Season 32→51), while his Rating held around 37. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 53).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Guimaraes	1	0	0	7.2	—	—
2026/27	Vitória SC · 12th	3	1	0	7.3	37	51
2025/26	Vitória SC · 9th	28	6	3	6.71	37	32
2025/26	Guimaraes	29	7	3	6.77	—	—
2024/25	Guimaraes · 6th	31	2	1	7.03	44	28
2023/24	Vizela · 17th	32	4	2	7.25	53	50
2022/23	Vizela · 11th	33	3	4	6.95	59	53
2022/23	Guimaraes	32	3	4	6.95	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 9 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scout report

Project playerCentral midfielder

Samu is a 30-year-old central midfielder at Vitória SC, enjoying a standout season — 6 goals and 3 assists in 28 appearances, a Season grade of 46. On long-term scout potential he's rated 37.7. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter (64.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.97 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Samu.

On the season, Samu graded 46 for current form (age-blind), on 6 goals, 3 assists and 2.968 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 32 → 51). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 38. At 30 Samu is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 12 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2022/23 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2022/23Trending downBreakout: 2021/22Stepped up 2021/22

37.7

Ratingi

developing / rotation level

46.1

Seasoni

a solid contributor and squad regular

64.4%

Minutes

a regular starter

2.97

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Vitória SC finished 9th of 18 · a mid-table side

Apps

2.97

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.97 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 6 clean sheets across 28 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 6 goals and 3 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 64.4% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.41 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.

Watch points

Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 37.7 overall — developing / rotation level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.97 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %64.4%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900.274

Assists / 900.137

Goal contribution / 900.411

Defensive actions / 902.968

Player flow

Goal involvements9

Cards / 900.183

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 (~24), then tapers with age. At 30, Samu sits on 12, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Samu's projected Rating — 37.7 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 central midfielders in the Primeira Liga with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals6

Passing

Assists3

Defending

Tackles44

Interceptions14

Blocks7

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4

Red cards0

Transfer history

GGuimaraesJul 2024 – nowFree

Vizelauntil Jul 2024

About Samu

Fábio Samuel Amorim da Silva is a 30-year-old central midfielder who plays for Guimaraes, born on April 21, 1996 in Santa Maria da Feira, standing 170 cm tall. He is from Portugal.

This season

In the current season, Samu has made 1 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 90 minutes, averaging a 7.1 match rating over his last 4 rated games.

Recent matches

August 31, 2026: 0-1 loss away at SC Braga (84 minutes, 6.3 rating)
August 23, 2026: 1-0 win at home vs Nacional (90 minutes, 6.9 rating)
August 14, 2026: 2-3 loss away at Sporting CP (88 minutes, 1 goal, 8 rating)
August 8, 2026: 0-1 loss at home vs Arouca (90 minutes, 7.2 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates Samu at 37.7 with a Season form score of 46.1. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 14 recorded seasons, Samu has totalled 339 club appearances with 52 goals and 20 assists for 6 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2020/21, with 34 appearances for Vizela.

Samu's career has also included time at Vizela.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.