based on the 2025/26 season · updated 20 Aug 2026
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Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · SC Braga.
Scout report
João Marques is a 24-year-old central midfielder at Casa Pia, rated 53.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 36th of 76 on scout potential in the Primeira Liga. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (22% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.65 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Marques.
Judged on this season alone, Marques graded 12 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 17th of 20 of the 20 central midfielders in the Primeira Liga, on 1 goal, 1 assist and 2.647 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 14 → 12). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 54, 12th of 20 of the 20 central midfielders in the Primeira Liga. At 24 Marques is in his prime years, and a market index of 20.5 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Casa Pia finished 16th of 18 · a relegation-threatened side
2.65 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 15 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (16th 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. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.25 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 22% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Outlook
With a Rating of 53.7, Marques carries the 12th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Primeira Liga of 20 — though on just 15 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.65 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead. Doing it for a lesser side, he profiles as a value buy for a club higher up the table.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
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Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Primeira Liga with 600+ minutes this season.
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