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João Paulo Ananias

Squad depthSantos · 18 yrs

Profile

PositionCentre-back
Nationality
Age18
Shirt number#26
ClubSantos
Centre-back
4
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
244
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Santos.

Scout report

Squad depthBall-winning Central defender

João Paulo Ananias is a 18-year-old central defender at Santos, rated 59.8 overall by Field Insider's model. A teenage prospect, he has been a fringe squad member this season (13.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 5.9 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Ananias.

On the season, Ananias graded 12 for current form (age-blind), on 1 clean sheet and 5.902 defensive actions per 90.

We hold a single season for Ananias, so there's no year-on-year comparison to draw yet — the read above is this campaign only.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 60. At 18 Ananias is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 21.3 reflects that trajectory.

59.8
Ratingi
a strong, regular top-tier starter
11.5
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
13.6%
Minutes
limited game time
5.9
Def. actions / 90
high defensive volume

Output in context · Santos finished 15th of 20 · a lower-table side

5.9
Def. / 90
12
Tackles
2
Interceptions
1
Clean sheets

5.9 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — high defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 4 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (15th of 20) 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. 5.9 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
  • Ceiling. High potential at just 18 — room to grow into a bigger role.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 13.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

Rated 59.8 overall — a strong, regular top-tier starter. Defensively he reads as high defensive volume (5.9 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). At 18 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (100/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow. With this floor already at 18, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.

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

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.