Domestic-league season · AEK Athens FC.
Parent club Beşiktaş — UEFA Europa Conference League: 2 apps, 2g 1a, 280 min
The headline Season rating covers his time at AEK Athens FC; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Super League 1 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 1198 | 6.68 |
 UEFA Europa Conference Leagueat Beşiktaş | 2 | 2 | 1 | 280 | 7.1 |
 Süper Ligat Beşiktaş | 2 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 7.1 |
 Friendlies Clubsat Beşiktaş | 4 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 6.7 |
 Cup | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
 UEFA Europa Leagueat Beşiktaş | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
Following his move to AEK Athens FC, Mário's current-season form is down 26% on last season (Season 23→17), while his Rating eased 24→13. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 66).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | AEK Athens FC · 1st | 25 | 2 | 1 | 6.68 | 13 | 17 |
| 2024/25 | Beşiktaş · 4th | 27 | 5 | 3 | 7.1 | 24 | 23 |
| 2023/24 | Benfica · 2nd | 31 | 3 | 1 | 7.1 | 41 | 33 |
| 2022/23 | Benfica · 1st | 31 | 17 | 6 | 7.4 | 49 | 66 |
| 2021/22 | Benfica · 3rd | 27 | 3 | 3 | 7.12 | 48 | 32 |
| 2020/21 | Sporting CP · 1st | 28 | 2 | 1 | 6.94 | 52 | 26 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
João Mário is a 33-year-old central midfielder at AEK Athens FC, rated 12.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 231st of 258 in the Super League 1. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option this season (41.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.95 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Mário.
Judged on this season alone, Mário graded 17 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 25th of 52 of the 52 central midfielders in the Super League 1, on 2 goals, 1 assist and 1.953 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 23 → 17). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2022/23.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 13, 49th of 52 of the 52 central midfielders in the Super League 1. At 33 Mário is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.9 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2022/23 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
1.95 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 7 clean sheets across 25 appearances. Behind a title-challenging side (1st of 14) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 12.6, Mário carries the 49th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Super League 1 of 52. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.95 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 (~6), then tapers with age. At 33, Mário sits on 1.9, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Mário's projected Rating — 12.6 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.
€40M total transfer fees · 13 moves
No transfer news found for this player.
