Jakub Brabec

Brabec's current-season form is level with last season (Season 25→25), while his Rating held around 20. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 44).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Rio Ave · 10th	2	0	7.1	20	25
2025/26	Rio Ave · 12th	25	1	6.81	20	25
2025/26	Aris Thessalonikis	1	0	—	—	—
2024/25	Aris Thessalonikis · 2nd	21	2	7.02	20	33
2023/24	Aris Thessalonikis · 4th	28	0	6.96	24	44
2022/23	Aris Thessalonikis · 5th	17	1	7.09	23	20

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 14 earlier seasons and 2 youth-team spells in the full career.

Czechia · international

Side	Apps	G
Czechia	44	2
Czechia U21	7	0
Czechia U19	9	1

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

Scout report

Experienced headCentral defender

J. Brabec is a 34-year-old central defender at Rio Ave, enjoying a standout season — 1 goals and 0 assists in 25 appearances, a Season grade of 25. On long-term scout potential he's rated 19.9. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter (70.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.81 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Brabec.

On the season, Brabec graded 25 for current form (age-blind), on 4 clean sheets and 3.809 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 25 → 25). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 20. At 34 Brabec is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 3.8 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending downBreakout: 2023/24

19.9

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

25.3

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

70.3%

Minutes

a regular starter

3.81

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · Rio Ave finished 12th of 18 · a mid-table side

Apps

3.81

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.81 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 25 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 70.3% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Defensive volume. 3.81 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Age curve. At 34, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 19.9 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.81 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %70.3%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900.042

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.042

Defensive actions / 903.809

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Cards / 900.167

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 (~13), then tapers with age. At 34, Brabec sits on 3.8, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Brabec's projected Rating — 19.9 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 centre-backs in the Primeira Liga with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles29

Interceptions32

Blocks30

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4

Red cards0

Transfer history

Rio AveSept 2025 – nowFree

Aris ThessalonikisAug 2021 – Sept 2025Free

PlzenJul 2019 – Aug 2021

Plzen(on loan)Feb 2019 – Jul 2019

Rizespor(on loan)Aug 2018 – Feb 2019

GenkAug 2016 – Aug 2018

Sparta Praha(back from loan)Jul 2013 – Aug 2016

ZZbrojovka Brno(on loan)Aug 2012 – Jul 2013

Sparta PrahaJul 2011 – Aug 2012

VViktoria Žižkovuntil Jul 2011

About J. Brabec

Jakub Brabec is a 34-year-old centre-back who plays for Rio Ave, born on August 6, 1992 in Praha, standing 186 cm tall. He is from Czechia. Rio Ave currently sit 10th of 18 in the Primeira Liga.

This season

In the current season, J. Brabec has made 2 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 97 minutes, averaging a 7.1 match rating over his last 2 rated games, with 1 yellow card.

Recent matches

August 22, 2026: 2-0 win away at Estoril (81 minutes, 7.9 rating)
August 9, 2026: 0-1 loss away at GIL Vicente (16 minutes, 6.3 rating)

J. Brabec's next match is on August 28, 2026, when Rio Ave face Sporting CP at home in the Primeira Liga.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates J. Brabec at 19.9 with a Season form score of 25.3. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 4 career titles — among them the Czech Liga and the Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 19 recorded seasons, J. Brabec has totalled 342 club appearances with 15 goals and 0 assists for 9 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2021/22, with 35 appearances for Aris Thessalonikis.

J. Brabec's career has also included time at Aris Thessalonikis, Plzen, Rizespor, Genk, Sparta Praha, ZZbrojovka Brno and VViktoria Žižkov.

On the international stage, J. Brabec has represented Czechia, Czechia U21, Czechia U19 — 60 caps and 3 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.