Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · AVS.
Also this season
Earlier this season at Apollon Limassol — 1. Division: 10 apps, 0g 0a, 283 min
The headline Season rating covers his time at AVS; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Primeira Liga | 10 | 0 | 0 | 688 | 6.71 |
 1. Divisionat Apollon Limassol | 10 | 0 | 0 | 283 | 6.87 |
 Taça de Portugal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Scout report
Gustavo Assunção is a 26-year-old defensive midfielder at AVS, rated 43.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 247th of 317 on scout potential in the Primeira Liga. In his prime years, he has been a fringe squad member this season (22.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.06 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Assunção.
Judged on this season alone, Assunção graded 7 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 40th of 40 of the 40 defensive midfielders in the Primeira Liga, on 0 goals, 0 assists and 4.055 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 40 → 7). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2024/25.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 43, 31st of 40 of the 40 defensive midfielders in the Primeira Liga. At 26 Assunção is in his prime years, and a market index of 16.6 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · AVS finished 18th of 18 · a relegation-threatened side
4.06 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 10 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (18th 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.
Strengths
- Defensive volume. 4.06 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 22.5% 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 43.4, Assunção carries the 31st-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Primeira Liga of 40 — though on just 10 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.06 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
