Domestic-league season · Santos.
Missed 4 of Santos's ~38 games this season through 4 injury absences (inactive, thigh, yellow cards). He still appeared 31 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.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Serie A | 31 | 2 | 2 | 2184 | 7.02 |
 Paulista - A1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 289 | 6.8 |
 Copa Do Brasil | 1 | 0 | 1 | 90 | 7.7 |
Following his move to Santos, Schmidt's current-season form is up 46% on last season (Season 28→41), while his Rating eased 28→26. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Santos · 12th | 31 | 2 | 2 | 7.02 | 26 | 41 |
| 2023/24 | Kawasaki Frontale · 8th | 29 | 1 | 1 | 6.87 | 28 | 28 |
| 2022/23 | Kawasaki Frontale · 2nd | 22 | 1 | 0 | 6.93 | 32 | 20 |
| 2021/22 | Kawasaki Frontale · 1st | 25 | 0 | 2 | 7.14 | 38 | 28 |
| 2020/21 | Nagoya Grampus · 3rd | 24 | 1 | 1 | 6.88 | 38 | 18 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
João Schmidt is a 33-year-old defensive midfielder at Santos, rated 25.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 334th of 427 in the Serie A. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter this season (71.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.08 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Schmidt.
Judged on this season alone, Schmidt graded 41 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 9% of the 57 defensive midfielders in the Serie A, on 2 goals, 2 assists and 4.08 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 28 → 41). Across the 5 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 26, 44th of 57 of the 57 defensive midfielders in the Serie A. At 33 Schmidt is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 11.8 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Schmidt missed 4 games through injury (inactive, thigh, yellow cards) out of roughly 38 this season. The 31 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.
A career still climbing — Schmidt is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
4.08 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 6 clean sheets across 31 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 25.5, Schmidt carries the 44th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Serie A of 57. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.08 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.7× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
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 (~34), then tapers with age. At 33, Schmidt sits on 11.8, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Schmidt's projected Rating — 25.5 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.
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