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Centre-backPortugalPrimeira Liga

João Aurélio

Experienced headNacional · 38 yrsFree agentTransferred to Free agent
10.1
6.5%
Ratingi
20.4
234.4%
Seasoni
1.6
Valuei

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

Profile

Full nameJoão Miguel Coimbra Aurélio
PositionCentre-back
NationalityPortugal
Age38
Date of birth17 Aug 1988
BirthplaceBeja
Height180 cm
Shirt number#2
ClubNacional
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Centre-back

Season stats

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21
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
1336
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Nacional.

Scout report

Experienced headBall-winning Central defender

João Aurélio is a 38-year-old central defender at Nacional, enjoying a standout season — 0 goals and 0 assists in 21 appearances, a Season grade of 20. On long-term scout potential he's rated 10.1. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option (43.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.58 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Aurélio.

On the season, Aurélio graded 20 for current form (age-blind), on 3 clean sheets and 4.581 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 6 → 20). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 10. At 38 Aurélio is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.6 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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Aurélio is operating at his career peak — the 2023/24 level is the level.

Peak: 2023/24Holding levelRemarkably consistentStepped up 2024/25
10.1
Ratingi
below regular-starter level
20.4
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
43.7%
Minutes
rotation minutes
4.58
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Nacional finished 14th of 18 · a lower-table side

21
Apps
4.58
Def. / 90
40
Tackles
21
Interceptions
3
Clean sheets

4.58 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 21 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (14th 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.

Strengths

  • Defensive volume. 4.58 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 43.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Age curve. At 38, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 10.1 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.58 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.5× and falling).

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

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Primeira Liga with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles40
Interceptions21
Blocks7

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.