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Centre-backBrazilSerie A

Marçal

Experienced headBotafogo · 37 yrs

Profile

Full nameFernando Marçal de Oliveira
PositionCentre-back
NationalityBrazil
Age37
Date of birth19 Feb 1989
BirthplaceSão Paulo
Height178 cm
Shirt number#21
ClubBotafogo
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Season stats

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7
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
249
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Botafogo.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Carioca - 13001907.13
Serie A5001526.9
CONMEBOL Sudamericana3001147.25
Copa Do Brasil100686.7
Carioca A23000—

Scout report

Experienced headBall-winning Central defender

Marçal is a 37-year-old central defender at Botafogo, rated 5.5 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (13.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.34 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Marçal.

On the season, Marçal graded 4 for current form (age-blind), on 0 clean sheets and 4.337 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 17 → 4). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 6. At 37 Marçal is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.8 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending downBreakout: 2021/22Injury-hit 2025/26
5.5
Ratingi
below regular-starter level
3.8
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
13.2%
Minutes
limited game time
4.34
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Botafogo finished 8th of 20 · a mid-table side

7
Apps
4.34
Def. / 90
8
Tackles
2
Interceptions
0
Clean sheets

4.34 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume across 7 appearances.

Strengths

  • Defensive volume. 4.34 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 13.2% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Age curve. At 37, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 5.5 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.34 tackles, blocks & interceptions 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.