Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Perth Glory.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 A-League | 17 | 0 | 2 | 1178 | 6.85 |
Scout report
Giovanni De Abreu is a 18-year-old central midfielder at Perth Glory, enjoying a standout season — 0 goals and 2 assists in 17 appearances, a Season grade of 22, top 61% of A-League central midfielders. On long-term scout potential he's rated 19.5, ranking 49th of 193 in the A-League and 170th of 205 U-19 players tracked. A teenage prospect, he has been a rotation option (52.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 5.27 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Abreu.
Judged on this season alone, Abreu graded 22 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 11th of 18 of the 18 central midfielders in the A-League, on 0 goals, 2 assists and 5.272 defensive actions per 90.
We hold a single season for Abreu, so there's no year-on-year comparison to draw yet — the read above is this campaign only.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 20, top 23% of the 18 central midfielders in the A-League. At 18 Abreu is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 0.9 reflects that trajectory.
Output in context · Perth Glory finished 10th of 12 · a relegation-threatened side
5.27 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — high defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 17 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (10th of 12) 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 0 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.15 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
- Defensive volume. 5.27 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 52.4% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 19.5, Abreu carries the 4th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the A-League (top 23%), and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Perth Glory finished 10th of 12) — 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 high defensive volume (5.27 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. At 18 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (100/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
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