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João Virgínia

Squad depthWolves · 27 yrsRotationNew signing

based on the 2025/26 season · updated 20 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameJoão Manuel Neves Virgínia
PositionGoalkeeper
NationalityPortugal
Age27
Date of birth10 Oct 1999
BirthplaceFaro
Height193 cm
Shirt number#12
ClubWolves
Goalkeeper
2
Appearances
1
Clean sheets
50%
CS rate
share of apps kept clean
180
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Sporting CP.

Also this season

On loan at Sporting CP — Taça de Portugal: 4 apps, 0g 0a, 120 min

On loan at Sporting CP — UEFA Champions League: 1 apps, 0g 0a, 90 min

The headline Season rating covers his time at Wolves; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.

Scout report

Squad depthGoalkeeper

João Virgínia is a 27-year-old goalkeeper at Sporting CP, rated 41.2 overall by Field Insider's model. In his prime years, he has been a fringe squad member this season (5.9% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Virgínia.

On the season, Virgínia graded 5 for current form (age-blind), on 1 clean sheet across 2 appearances.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 10 → 5). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 41. At 27 Virgínia is in his prime years, and a market index of 15.7 reflects that trajectory.

41.2
Ratingi
developing / rotation level
5
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
5.9%
Minutes
limited game time
0
Def. actions / 90
light defensive volume

Output in context · Sporting CP finished 2nd of 18 · a title-challenging side

2
Apps
1
Clean sheets
50%
CS rate
5.9%
Minutes

1 clean sheet in 2 appearances (50% of games). Playing behind a title-challenging side (2nd of 18) means a more protected goal, so the read is about command and distribution as much as raw shut-outs.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 5.9% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 41.2 overall — developing / rotation level. A limited game time keeper carrying the gloves this season. In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.

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