Ferro

Ferro's current-season form is level with last season (Season 24→24), while his Rating held around 38. His peak season for form remains 2025/26 (Season 24).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Estoril · 17th	3	0	6.93	38	24
2025/26	Estoril · 10th	27	2	6.81	38	24
2024/25	Estrela · 15th	25	0	6.82	44	23
2023/24	HNK Hajduk Split	5	0	6.85	—	—
2022/23	VitesseLoan · 10th	9	0	6.45	54	10

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 4 earlier seasons and 6 youth-team spells in the full career.

Portugal · international

Side	Apps	G
Portugal U21	7	0
Portugal U20	2	0
Portugal U19	10	1
Portugal U17	10	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthBall-winning Central defender

Ferro is a 29-year-old central defender at Estoril, rated 38.2 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (53.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.74 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Ferro.

On the season, Ferro graded 24 for current form (age-blind), on 3 clean sheets and 4.737 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 24 → 24). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2025/26.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 38. At 29 Ferro is in his prime years, and a market index of 8.3 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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

Peak: 2025/26Trending upRemarkably consistent4 clubs

38.2

Ratingi

developing / rotation level

23.6

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

53.4%

Minutes

rotation minutes

4.74

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · Estoril finished 10th of 18 · a mid-table side

Apps

4.74

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

4.74 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 27 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Defensive volume. 4.74 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Game time. Only 53.4% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 38.2 overall — developing / rotation level. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.74 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %53.4%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900.11

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.11

Defensive actions / 904.737

Player flow

Goal involvements2

Cards / 900.22

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~15), then tapers with age. At 29, Ferro sits on 8.3, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Ferro's projected Rating — 38.2 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

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

Shooting

Goals2

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles40

Interceptions36

Blocks10

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4

Red cards0

Transfer history

EstorilJul 2025 – nowFree Transfer

EstrelaJul 2024 – Jul 2025Free

HNK Hajduk Splituntil Jul 2024

Benfica(back from loan)Feb 2023 – Jul 2024

Vitesse(on loan)Jul 2022 – Feb 2023

Benfica(back from loan)Jul 2022 – Jul 2022

HNK Hajduk SplitFeb 2023 – Jul 2022

HNK Hajduk Split(on loan)Jan 2022 – Feb 2023

Benfica(back from loan)Jul 2021 – Jan 2022

Valencia(on loan)Jan 2021 – Jul 2021

Benficauntil Jan 2021

About Ferro

Francisco Reis Ferreira is a 29-year-old centre-back who plays for Estoril, born on March 26, 1997 in Oliveira de Azeméis, standing 191 cm tall. He is from Portugal. Estoril currently sit 17th of 18 in the Primeira Liga.

This season

In the current season, Ferro has made 3 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 270 minutes, averaging a 6.93 match rating over his last 3 rated games, with 1 yellow card.

Recent matches

August 22, 2026: 0-2 loss at home vs Rio Ave (90 minutes, 7.2 rating)
August 16, 2026: 0-2 loss away at Nacional (90 minutes, 7 rating)
August 7, 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs Famalicao (90 minutes, 6.6 rating)

Ferro's next match is on August 31, 2026, when Estoril face Benfica away in the Primeira Liga.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates Ferro at 38.2 with a Season form score of 23.6. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 7 career titles — among them the Cup and the Super Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 12 recorded seasons, Ferro has totalled 226 club appearances with 12 goals and 1 assist for 9 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2017/18, with 33 appearances for Benfica B.

Ferro's career has also included time at Estrela, HNK Hajduk Split, Benfica, Vitesse and Valencia.

On the international stage, Ferro has represented Portugal U21, Portugal U20, Portugal U19, Portugal U17 — 29 caps and 1 goal in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.