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Jamiro Monteiro

Experienced headPEC Zwolle · 32 yrsTransferred to NEC Nijmegen

Profile

Full nameJamiro Gregory Monteiro Alvarenga
PositionDefensive midfielder
NationalityCape Verde
Age32
Date of birth23 Nov 1993
BirthplaceRotterdam
Height172 cm
Shirt number#35
ClubPEC Zwolle
Defensive midfielder
21
Appearances
2
Goals
3
Assists
1276
Minutes

Domestic-league season · PEC Zwolle.

Injury-affected season

Missed 13 of PEC Zwolle's ~34 games this season through 11 injury absences and 2 suspensions (muscle, inactive). He still appeared 21 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
Eredivisie212312766.73
Africa Cup of Nations - Qualificationat Cape Verde Islands3002076.83
KNVB Beker2001796.95
Friendliesat Cape Verde Islands3000

Scout report

Experienced headDefensive midfielder

Jamiro Monteiro is a 32-year-old defensive midfielder at PEC Zwolle, enjoying a standout season — 2 goals and 3 assists in 21 appearances, a Season grade of 49, top 34% of Eredivisie defensive midfielders. On long-term scout potential he's rated 31.2, ranking 250th of 284 in the Eredivisie. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter (67.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.95 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Monteiro.

Judged on this season alone, Monteiro graded 49 — a solid campaign that ranks top 35% of the 41 defensive midfielders in the Eredivisie, on 2 goals, 3 assists and 3.95 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 36 → 49). Across the 6 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 31, 39th of 41 of the 41 defensive midfielders in the Eredivisie. At 32 Monteiro is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 9.6 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Monteiro missed 11 games through injury and 2 suspensions (muscle, inactive) out of roughly 34 this season. The 21 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 — Monteiro is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upInjury-hit 2025/26
Current potential39th of 41 defensive midfielders · EredivisieCurrent seasonTop 35% defensive midfielders · Eredivisie14th-best defensive midfielder in the Eredivisie250th in the Eredivisie · potential39th-highest potential defensive midfielder in the Eredivisie
31.2
Ratingi
39th of 41 defensive midfielders
48.8
Seasoni
a solid contributor and squad regular
67.5%
Minutes
a regular starter
3.95
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · PEC Zwolle finished 15th of 18 · a lower-table side

3.95
Def. / 90
42
Tackles
11
Interceptions
3
Clean sheets

3.95 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 21 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (15th 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. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 3 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 67.5% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.35 goal involvements per 90, useful for a defensive midfielder.
  • Defensive volume. 3.95 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • 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 31.2, Monteiro carries the 39th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Eredivisie of 41, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (PEC Zwolle finished 15th of 18) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.95 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. 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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