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Chico

Project playerHapoel Tel Aviv · 27 yrsRotation

Profile

Full nameFrancisco Alves da Silva Neto
PositionCentre-back
NationalityBrazil
Age27
Date of birth14 Sept 1998
Shirt number#44
ClubHapoel Tel Aviv
Centre-back
34
Appearances
2
Goals
0
Assists
2062
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Hapoel Tel Aviv.

Also this season

On loan at Sport RecifeSerie A: 13 apps, 0g 0a, 1101 min

On loan at Sport RecifeCopa Do Brasil: 36 apps, 0g 0a, 901 min

On loan at Sport RecifePernambucano - 1: 10 apps, 1g 0a, 856 min

On loan at Sport RecifeCopa do Nordeste: 4 apps, 0g 0a, 360 min

The headline Season rating covers his time at Hapoel Tel Aviv; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Ligat Ha'al342020626.88
Serie Aat Sport Recife130011016.88
Copa Do Brasilat Sport Recife36009016.85
Pernambucano - 1at Sport Recife1010856
Copa do Nordesteat Sport Recife400360
Toto Cup Ligat Al1009

Scout report

Project playerCentral defender

Chico is a 27-year-old central defender at Hapoel Tel Aviv, enjoying a standout season — 2 goals and 0 assists in 34 appearances, a Season grade of 34, top 5% of Ligat Ha'al centre-backs. On long-term scout potential he's rated 33.8, ranking 73rd of 132 in the Ligat Ha'al. In his prime years, he has been a regular starter (67.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.75 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Chico.

Judged on this season alone, Chico graded 34 — a standout campaign that ranks top 5% of the 21 centre-backs in the Ligat Ha'al, on 9 clean sheets and 2.75 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 18 → 34). Across the 3 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 34, top 34% of the 21 centre-backs in the Ligat Ha'al. At 27 Chico is in his prime years, and a market index of 10.1 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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A career still climbing — Chico is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending up
33.8
Ratingi
7th of 21 centre-backs
33.6
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
67.4%
Minutes
a regular starter
2.75
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Hapoel Tel Aviv finished 4th of 6 · a relegation-threatened side

34
Apps
2.75
Def. / 90
33
Tackles
21
Interceptions
9
Clean sheets

2.75 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 9 clean sheets across 34 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (4th of 6) 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 2 goals and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 67.4% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

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

Outlook

With a Rating of 33.8, Chico carries the 7th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Ligat Ha'al (top 34%), and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Hapoel Tel Aviv finished 4th of 6) — 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 moderate defensive volume (2.75 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.

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

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Ligat Ha'al with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals2

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles33
Interceptions21
Blocks9

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards7
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.