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Chico Ramos

Experienced headPacos Ferreira · 31 yrsFringe player

based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameFrancisco Augusto Neto Ramos
PositionDefensive midfielder
NationalityPortugal
Age31
Date of birth10 Apr 1995
BirthplacePóvoa de Varzim
Height181 cm
Shirt number#88
ClubPacos Ferreira
Defensive midfielder
32
Appearances
0
Goals
2
Assists
958
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Pacos Ferreira.

Scout report

Experienced headDefensive midfielder

Chico Ramos is a 31-year-old defensive midfielder at Pacos Ferreira, rated 19.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 85th of 111 on scout potential in the Segunda Liga. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (29.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.62 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Ramos.

Judged on this season alone, Ramos graded 14 — a strong campaign that ranks top 19% of the 11 defensive midfielders in the Segunda Liga, on 0 goals, 2 assists and 3.62 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 3 → 14). Across the 5 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 19, 9th of 11 of the 11 defensive midfielders in the Segunda Liga. At 31 Ramos is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 2.6 reflects that trajectory.

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

Peak: 2025/26Trending upRemarkably consistentStepped up 2022/23
19.2
Ratingi
9th of 11 defensive midfielders
14.2
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
29.2%
Minutes
limited game time
3.62
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Pacos Ferreira finished 17th of 18 · a relegation-threatened side

11
Apps
3.62
Def. / 90
16
Tackles
12
Interceptions
3
Clean sheets

3.62 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 11 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (17th 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. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.2 goal involvements per 90, useful for a defensive midfielder.
  • Defensive volume. 3.62 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 29.2% 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 19.2, Ramos carries the 9th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Segunda Liga of 11 — though on just 11 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.62 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. 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 Segunda Liga with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists2

Defending

Tackles16
Interceptions12
Blocks8

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.