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

Profile

Full nameFrancisco Leonel Lima Silva Machado
PositionAttacking midfielder
NationalityPortugal
Age31
Date of birth19 Jul 1995
BirthplaceSanto Tirso
Height174 cm
Shirt number#22
ClubOlympiakos Piraeus
Attacking midfielder
29
Appearances
4
Goals
6
Assists
1989
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Olympiakos Piraeus.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Super Cup1000

Scout report

Experienced headAttacking midfielder

Chiquinho is a 31-year-old attacking midfielder at Olympiakos Piraeus, enjoying a standout season — 4 goals and 5 assists in 28 appearances, a Season grade of 28, top 33% of Super League 1 attacking midfielders. On long-term scout potential he's rated 22.1, ranking 82nd of 127 in the Super League 1. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter (63.3% of available minutes). He brings 0.45 goal contributions per 90 (0.2 goals, 0.25 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Chiquinho.

Judged on this season alone, Chiquinho graded 28 — a solid campaign that ranks top 34% of the 9 attacking midfielders in the Super League 1, on 4 goals and 5 assists in 28 appearances (0.445 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 17 → 28). Across the 6 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 22, 4th of 9 of the 9 attacking midfielders in the Super League 1. At 31 Chiquinho is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 2.6 reflects that trajectory.

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

Peak: 2025/26Trending upRemarkably consistent
22.1
Ratingi
4th of 9 attacking midfielders
27.5
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
63.3%
Minutes
a regular starter
0.45
Goal contrib / 90
productive for the role

Output in context · Olympiakos Piraeus finished 2nd of 14 · a title-challenging side

28
Apps
4
Goals
5
Assists
9
G+A
0.14
Goals / app

4 goals in 28 appearances (0.14 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. He also laid on 5 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 9 goal contributions (0.32 per appearance).

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 63.3% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Final-third output. 0.45 goal contributions per 90 (0.2 goals, 0.25 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

  • Defensive numbers. Modest 1.63 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
  • 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 22.1, Chiquinho carries the 4th-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the Super League 1 of 9. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.45 goal contributions 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 attacking midfielders in the Super League 1 with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals4

Passing

Assists5

Defending

Tackles20
Interceptions13

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.