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Gabriel Bontempo

Rising starSantos · 21 yrsRotation

Profile

Full nameGabriel Morais Silva Bontempo
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalityBrazil
Age21
Date of birth16 Jan 2005
Shirt number#49
ClubSantos
Central midfielder
24
Appearances
0
Goals
2
Assists
1650
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Santos.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Serie A170211056.71
CONMEBOL Sudamericana6204787.1
Paulista - A13112256.93
Copa Do Brasil2101477.55

Scout report

Rising starCentral midfielder

Gabriel Bontempo is a 21-year-old central midfielder at Santos, rated 72.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 12th of 343 on scout potential in the Serie A and 62nd of 1639 U-23 players tracked. A young player, he has been a regular starter this season (65.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.46 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Bontempo.

Judged on this season alone, Bontempo graded 26 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 34th of 71 of the 71 central midfielders in the Serie A, on 0 goals, 2 assists and 2.455 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 21 → 26).

On long-term talent our Rating reads 72, top 5% of the 71 central midfielders in the Serie A. At 21 Bontempo is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 30.9 reflects that trajectory.

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

Peak: 2026/27Trending up
72.3
Ratingi
3rd of 71 central midfielders
25.6
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
65.5%
Minutes
a regular starter
2.46
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Santos finished 10th of 20 · a mid-table side

24
Apps
2.46
Def. / 90
31
Tackles
11
Interceptions
4
Clean sheets

2.46 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 24 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 65.5% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Ceiling. High potential at just 21 — room to grow into a bigger role.

Watch points

  • Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

With a Rating of 72.3, Bontempo carries the 3rd-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Serie A (top 5%). Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.46 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). At 21 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (97/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow. With this floor already at 21, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.

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

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Serie A with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0
Shots on target4
Shots12

Passing

Assists2
Chances created34
Passes785
Pass accuracy86%

Possession

Successful dribbles17
Dribble success51.5%
Duels won91
Duels won %55.5%
Fouls won29
Penalties won1—

Defending

Tackles31
Interceptions11
Blocks3
Fouls committed11

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.