Gustavo Henrique Pereira
ratings updated 20 Aug 2026
Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Santos.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Serie A | 9 | 0 | 0 | 644 | 6.68 |
 CONMEBOL Sudamericana | 4 | 0 | 0 | 296 | 7.03 |
 Copa Do Brasil | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 6.6 |
 Paulista - A1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 6.3 |
Scout report
★ Standout performer
All Serie A standouts →First senior season on record — and already on the pitch for 53% of Santos's available minutes, one of the top game-time debuts in the Serie A this season.
Gustavo Henrique Pereira is a 21-year-old defensive midfielder at Santos, rated 66 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 70th of 311 on scout potential in the Serie A and 234th of 1777 U-23 players tracked. A young player, he has been a rotation option this season (52.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 5.67 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Pereira.
Judged on this season alone, Pereira graded 22 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 9th of 15 of the 15 defensive midfielders in the Serie A, on 0 goals, 0 assists and 5.669 defensive actions per 90.
We hold a single season for Pereira, 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 66, top 14% of the 15 defensive midfielders in the Serie A. At 21 Pereira is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 28.2 reflects that trajectory.
Output in context · Santos finished 14th of 20 · a lower-table side
5.67 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — high defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 11 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (14th of 20) 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. 5.67 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
- Ceiling. High potential at just 21 — room to grow into a bigger role.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 52.9% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Outlook
With a Rating of 66, Pereira carries the 2nd-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Serie A of 15 — though on just 11 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as high defensive volume (5.67 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 defensive midfielders in the Serie A with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
