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

Profile

Full nameFrancisco Leonel Lima Silva Machado
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalityPortugal
Age31
Date of birth19 Jul 1995
BirthplaceSanto Tirso
Height174 cm
Shirt number#22
ClubOlympiakos Piraeus
Central midfielder
3
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
263
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Olympiakos Piraeus.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Super Cup1000

Scout report

Experienced headCentral midfielder

Chiquinho is a 31-year-old central midfielder at Olympiakos Piraeus, enjoying a standout season — 4 goals and 5 assists in 28 appearances, a Season grade of 35. On long-term scout potential he's rated 22.2. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter (63.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.63 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Chiquinho.

On the season, Chiquinho graded 35 for current form (age-blind), on 4 goals, 5 assists and 1.63 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 28 → 30). Across the 7 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 22. 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.

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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
22.2
Ratingi
below regular-starter level
34.5
Seasoni
developing / rotation level
63.3%
Minutes
a regular starter
1.63
Def. actions / 90
light defensive volume

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

28
Apps
1.63
Def. / 90
20
Tackles
13
Interceptions
12
Clean sheets

1.63 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 12 clean sheets across 28 appearances. Behind a title-challenging side (2nd of 14) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 4 goals and 5 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 63.3% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.45 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.

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

Rated 22.2 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.63 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 central 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.