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Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Yunnan Yukun.
Scout report
Hélder Costa is a 32-year-old centre-forward at Yunnan Yukun, rated 12 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 204th of 279 on scout potential in the Super League. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option this season (45.6% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Costa.
Judged on this season alone, Costa graded 10 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 26th of 28 of the 28 centre-forwards in the Super League, on 1 goal and 0 assists in 13 appearances (0.146 involvements per 90).
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 18 → 10). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 12, 24th of 28 of the 28 centre-forwards in the Super League. At 32 Costa is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.7 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Yunnan Yukun finished 8th of 16 · a mid-table side
1 goal in 13 appearances (0.08 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 45.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Output. 0.15 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.
- Age curve. At 32, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 12, Costa carries the 24th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the Super League of 28 — though on just 13 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.15 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.8× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
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