João Mário

Mário's current-season form is down 93% on last season (Season 15→1), while his Rating eased 12→9. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 68).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	AEK Athens FC · 3rd	1	0	1	3.44	9	1
2025/26	AEK Athens FCLoan · 1st	24	1	1	6.67	12	15
2025/26	Beşiktaş · 4th	2	0	0	7	9	1
2024/25	Beşiktaş · 4th	27	5	3	7.1	24	24
2024/25	Benfica · 2nd	2	0	0	7.3	21	1
2023/24	Benfica · 2nd	31	3	1	7.1	41	34
2022/23	Benfica · 1st	31	17	6	7.4	49	68

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 11 earlier seasons and 2 youth-team spells in the full career.

Portugal · international

Side	Apps	G
Portugal	62	3
Portugal U21	16	3
Portugal U20	4	0
Portugal U19	3	1
Portugal U17	3	0

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

Scout report

Experienced headWinger

João Mário is a 33-year-old winger at AEK Athens FC, rated 11.8 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option this season (40.4% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Mário.

On the season, Mário graded 9 for current form (age-blind), on 1 goal and 1 assist in 24 appearances (0.155 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 15 → 1). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 12. At 33 Mário is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.8 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2022/23 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2022/23Trending downBreakout: 2022/23Streaky4 clubs

11.8

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

8.5

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

40.4%

Minutes

rotation minutes

0.16

Goal contrib / 90

low end product

Output in context · AEK Athens FC finished 1st of 14 · a title-challenging side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.04

Goals / app

1 goal in 24 appearances (0.04 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 1 assist for 2 goal contributions in all.

Watch points

Game time. Only 40.4% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Output. 0.16 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.
Age curve. At 33, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 11.8 overall — below regular-starter level. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.16 goal contributions 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.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %40.4%

Available fixtures32 of 32

Goals / 900.077

Assists / 900.077

Goal contribution / 900.155

Defensive actions / 902.012

Player flow

Goal involvements2

Cards / 900.155

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 (~2), then tapers with age. At 33, Mário sits on 0.8, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Mário's projected Rating — 11.8 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 wingers in the Super League 1 with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1—

Passing

Assists1—

Defending

Tackles21—

Interceptions5—

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2

Red cards0

Transfer history

€40M total transfer fees · 14 moves

Beşiktaş(back from loan)Jun 2026 – now

AEK Athens FCSept 2026 – Jun 2026Free

AEK Athens FC(on loan)Sept 2025 – Sept 2026

Beşiktaşuntil Sept 2025

Benfica(back from loan)Jul 2025 – Sept 2025

BeşiktaşJul 2025 – Jul 2025

Beşiktaş(on loan)Sept 2024 – Jul 2025

BenficaJul 2021 – Sept 2024Free

Sporting CP(on loan)Oct 2020 – Jul 2021

Lokomotiv(on loan)Aug 2019 – Oct 2020

Inter(back from loan)Jul 2018 – Aug 2019

West Ham(on loan)Jan 2018 – Jul 2018

InterAug 2016 – Jan 2018€ 40M

Sporting CP(back from loan)Jul 2014 – Aug 2016

Vitoria(on loan)Jan 2014 – Jul 2014

Sporting CPuntil Jan 2014

About João Mário

João Mário Naval da Costa Eduardo is a 33-year-old winger who plays for AEK Athens FC, born on January 19, 1993 in Porto, standing 179 cm tall. He is from Portugal. AEK Athens FC currently sit 3rd of 14 in the Super League 1.

This season

In the current season, João Mário has made 1 appearances with 0 goals and 1 assist across 31 minutes, averaging a 6.7 match rating over his last 1 rated games.

Recent matches

September 20, 2026: 2-1 win away at Volos NFC (31 minutes, 1 assist, 6.7 rating)

João Mário's next match is on October 10, 2026, when AEK Athens FC face OFI at home in the Super League 1.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates João Mário at 11.8 with a Season form score of 8.5. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 14 career titles — among them the Super Cup and the Primeira Liga. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 16 recorded seasons, João Mário has totalled 394 club appearances with 51 goals and 43 assists for 9 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2015/16, with 33 appearances for Sporting CP.

João Mário's career has also included time at Beşiktaş, Benfica, Sporting CP, Lokomotiv, Inter, West Ham and Vitoria.

On the international stage, João Mário has represented Portugal, Portugal U21, Portugal U20, Portugal U19, Portugal U17 — 88 caps and 7 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.