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Gilberto

Experienced headJuventude · 37 yrs

Profile

Full nameGilberto Oliveira Souza Júnior
PositionCentre-forward
NationalityBrazil
Age37
Date of birth5 Jun 1989
BirthplacePiranhas
Height178 cm
ClubJuventude
Centre-forward
21
Appearances
2
Goals
2
Assists
985
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Juventude.

Injury-affected season

Missed 9 of Juventude's ~38 games this season through 9 injury absences (hamstring, muscle, inactive). He still appeared 21 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Serie A21229856.61
Gaúcho - 12200

Scout report

Experienced headCentre-forward

Gilberto is a 37-year-old centre-forward at Juventude, enjoying a standout season — 2 goals and 2 assists in 21 appearances, a Season grade of 17, top 68% of Serie A centre-forwards. On long-term scout potential he's rated 10.2, ranking 408th of 413 in the Serie A. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option (37.7% of available minutes). He brings 0.37 goal contributions per 90 (0.18 goals, 0.18 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Gilberto.

Judged on this season alone, Gilberto graded 17 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 36th of 53 of the 53 centre-forwards in the Serie A, on 2 goals and 2 assists in 21 appearances (0.365 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 15 → 17). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 10, 52nd of 53 of the 53 centre-forwards in the Serie A. At 37 Gilberto is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 2 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Gilberto missed 9 games through injury (hamstring, muscle, inactive) out of roughly 38 this season. The 21 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.

From the career report
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Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2021/22Holding levelBreakout: 2021/22Injury-hit 2025/26
Current potential52nd of 53 centre-forwards · Serie ACurrent season36th of 53 centre-forwards · Serie A36th-best centre-forward in the Serie A408th in the Serie A · potential52nd-highest potential centre-forward in the Serie A
10.2
Ratingi
52nd of 53 centre-forwards
17.4
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
37.7%
Minutes
rotation minutes
0.37
Goal contrib / 90
productive for the role

Output in context · Juventude finished 19th of 20 · a relegation-threatened side

2
Goals
2
Assists
4
G+A
0.1
Goals / app

2 goals in 21 appearances (0.1 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 2 assists for 4 goal contributions in all.

Strengths

  • Final-third output. 0.37 goal contributions per 90 (0.18 goals, 0.18 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 37.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Age curve. At 37, 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 10.2, Gilberto carries the 52nd-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the Serie A of 53, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Juventude finished 19th of 20) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.37 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.5× and falling).

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

Transfer news

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