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Centre-backPortugalPrimeira Liga

Francisco Gonçalves

Squad depthNacional · 22 yrsRotation
51.7
Ratingi
4.6
Seasoni
18.7
Valuei

based on the 2025/26 season · updated 20 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameFrancisco Adriano Baptista Gonçalves
PositionCentre-back
NationalityPortugal
Age22
Date of birth5 Mar 2004
BirthplaceFunchal
Height188 cm
Shirt number#33
ClubNacional
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Centre-back

Season stats

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10
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
570
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Nacional.

Scout report

Squad depthCentral defender

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 0 → 5).

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.

51.7
Ratingi
a solid contributor and squad regular
4.6
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
18.6%
Minutes
limited game time
2.53
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Nacional finished 14th of 18 · a lower-table side

10
Apps
2.53
Def. / 90
8
Tackles
4
Interceptions
1
Clean sheets

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.

Strengths

  • Ceiling. High potential at just 22 — room to grow into a bigger role.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 18.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

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.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Primeira Liga with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles8
Interceptions4
Blocks4

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.