Gonçalo Santos Sousa

Following his move to Kocaelispor, Sousa's current-season form is level with last season (Season 8→8), while his Rating held around 45. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 8).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Kocaelispor · 11th	1	0	0	6.2	45	8
2023/24	FC Porto · 3rd	1	0	0	6.7	54	0

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 3 youth-team spells in the full career.

Portugal · international

Side	Apps	G
Portugal U17	8	1

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

Scout report

Squad depthDefensive midfielder

Gonçalo Santos Sousa is a 20-year-old defensive midfielder at FC Porto B, rated 44.7 overall by Field Insider's model. A young player, he has been a rotation option this season (35.4% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Sousa.

On the season, Sousa graded 9 for current form (age-blind), on 1 goal, 1 assist and 0.249 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 8 → 8). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 45. At 20 Sousa is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 9.3 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Sousa is operating at his career peak — the 2024/25 level is the level.

Peak: 2024/25Holding level

44.7

Ratingi

developing / rotation level

9.2

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

35.4%

Minutes

rotation minutes

0.25

Def. actions / 90

light defensive volume

Output in context · FC Porto B finished 14th of 18 · a lower-table side

Apps

0.25

Def. / 90

Tackles

—

Interceptions

Clean sheets

0.25 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 24 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (14th 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

Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.17 goal involvements per 90, useful for a defensive midfielder.

Watch points

Game time. Only 35.4% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Defensive numbers. Modest 0.25 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 44.7 overall — developing / rotation level. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (0.25 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). At 20 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (98/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow.

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %35.4%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900.083

Assists / 900.083

Goal contribution / 900.166

Defensive actions / 900.249

Player flow

Goal involvements2

Cards / 900.083

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 (~10), then tapers with age. At 20, Sousa sits on 9.3, still climbing toward its peak. The blue line is Sousa's projected Rating — 44.7 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 defensive midfielders in the Süper Lig with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists1

Defending

Tackles3

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1

Red cards0

About Gonçalo Santos Sousa

Gonçalo Santos Sousa is a 20-year-old defensive midfielder who plays for Kocaelispor, born on June 30, 2006 in Ermesinde, standing 186 cm tall. He is from Portugal. Kocaelispor currently sit 11th of 18 in the Süper Lig.

This season

In the current season, Gonçalo Santos Sousa has made 1 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 70 minutes, averaging a 6.2 match rating over his last 1 rated games.

Recent matches

August 24, 2026: 2-0 win at home vs Amed (70 minutes, 6.2 rating)

Gonçalo Santos Sousa's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Kocaelispor face Konyaspor away in the Süper Lig.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates Gonçalo Santos Sousa at 44.7 with a Season form score of 9.2. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the Super Cup and the Taça de Portugal. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 3 recorded seasons, Gonçalo Santos Sousa has totalled 54 club appearances with 4 goals and 2 assists for 4 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2024/25, with 24 appearances for FC Porto B.

On the international stage, Gonçalo Santos Sousa has represented Portugal U17 — 8 caps and 1 goal in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.