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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Ceara.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Serie A | 30 | 1 | 0 | 1549 | 6.76 |
 Cearense - 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 645 | — |
 Copa do Nordeste | 5 | 0 | 0 | 275 | — |
 Copa Do Brasil | 4 | 0 | 0 | 152 | 6.8 |
Scout report
Fernando Sobral is a 31-year-old defensive midfielder at Ceara, rated 28.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 291st of 421 on scout potential in the Serie A. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option this season (45.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.66 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Sobral.
Judged on this season alone, Sobral graded 20 — a solid campaign that ranks top 33% of the 34 defensive midfielders in the Serie A, on 1 goal, 0 assists and 3.66 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 33 → 20). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 29, 23rd of 34 of the 34 defensive midfielders in the Serie A. At 31 Sobral is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 7.1 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2020/21 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Ceara finished 17th of 20 · a lower-table side
3.66 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 30 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (17th of 20) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Defensive volume. 3.66 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 45.3% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Age curve. At 31, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 28.9, Sobral carries the 23rd-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Serie A of 34, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Ceara finished 17th of 20) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.66 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the Serie A with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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