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Gustavo Martins

Squad depthGremio · 23 yrs

Profile

Full nameGustavo Martins de Souza Santos
PositionCentre-back
NationalityBrazil
Age23
Date of birth11 Aug 2002
BirthplaceNiterói
Height191 cm
Shirt number#53
ClubGremio
Centre-back
19
Appearances
2
Goals
0
Assists
1352
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Gremio.

Injury-affected season

Missed 9 of Gremio's ~38 games this season through 9 injury absences (knee, hamstring, yellow cards). He still appeared 19 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 A192013527.03
Gaúcho - 11020628
CONMEBOL Sudamericana1101648.3
Copa Do Brasil1005

Scout report

Squad depthCentral defender

Gustavo Martins is a 23-year-old central defender at Gremio, rated 67.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 37th of 413 on scout potential in the Serie A. An emerging talent, he has been a rotation option this season (51.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.2 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Martins.

Judged on this season alone, Martins graded 19 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 45th of 68 of the 68 centre-backs in the Serie A, on 3 clean sheets and 3.195 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 14 → 19). Across the 3 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 67, top 9% of the 68 centre-backs in the Serie A. At 23 Martins is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 31.9 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Martins missed 9 games through injury (knee, hamstring, yellow cards) out of roughly 38 this season. The 19 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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A career still climbing — Martins is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upRemarkably consistentInjury-hit 2025/26
Current potentialTop 9% centre-backs · Serie ACurrent season45th of 68 centre-backs · Serie A45th-best centre-back in the Serie A37th in the Serie A · potential6th-highest potential centre-back in the Serie A
67.2
Ratingi
6th of 68 centre-backs
18.6
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
51.8%
Minutes
rotation minutes
3.2
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Gremio finished 9th of 20 · a mid-table side

3.2
Def. / 90
25
Tackles
11
Interceptions
3
Clean sheets

3.2 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 19 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 51.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

With a Rating of 67.2, Martins carries the 6th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Serie A (top 9%). Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.2 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 23, 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.

Transfer news

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