based on the 2025/26 season · updated 20 Aug 2026
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Scout report
Frederico Venâncio is a 33-year-old central defender at Santa Clara, enjoying a standout season — 1 goals and 1 assists in 22 appearances, a Season grade of 31, top 29% of Primeira Liga centre-backs. On long-term scout potential he's rated 20.1, ranking 68th of 76 in the Primeira Liga. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option (56.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.9 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Venâncio.
Judged on this season alone, Venâncio graded 31 — a strong campaign that ranks top 30% of the 17 centre-backs in the Primeira Liga, on 6 clean sheets and 3.899 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 31 → 31). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 20, 14th of 17 of the 17 centre-backs in the Primeira Liga. At 33 Venâncio is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 4.5 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Santa Clara finished 13th of 18 · a lower-table side
3.9 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 6 clean sheets across 22 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (13th 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 1 goal and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Defensive volume. 3.9 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 56.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Age curve. At 33, 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 20.1, Venâncio carries the 14th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Primeira Liga of 17, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Santa Clara finished 13th of 18) — 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 solid defensive volume (3.9 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.7× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
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Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Primeira Liga with 600+ minutes this season.
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