Domestic-league season · Nacional.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Primeira Liga | 10 | 0 | 0 | 570 | 6.62 |
Gonçalves's current-season form is up 400% on last season (Season 1→5), while his Rating climbed 50→52. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.
Francisco Gonçalves is a 22-year-old central defender at Nacional, rated 51.7 overall by Field Insider's model. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (18.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.53 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Gonçalves.
On the season, Gonçalves graded 5 for current form (age-blind), on 1 clean sheet and 2.526 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 1 → 5). Across the 4 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 52. At 22 Gonçalves is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 18.7 reflects that trajectory.
Gonçalves is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.
2.53 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 10 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (14th of 18) 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.
Rated 51.7 overall — a solid contributor and squad regular. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.53 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 1.9×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 22, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.
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 (~20), then tapers with age. At 22, Gonçalves sits on 18.7, still climbing toward its peak. The blue line is Gonçalves's projected Rating — 51.7 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.
No transfer news found for this player.
