based on the 2025/26 season · updated 20 Aug 2026
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Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Sporting CP.
Scout report
João Simões is a 19-year-old central midfielder at Sporting CP, rated 61.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 12th of 76 on scout potential in the Primeira Liga and 81st of 653 U-21 players tracked. A young player, he has been a fringe squad member this season (24.2% 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 Simões.
Judged on this season alone, Simões graded 9 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 16th of 20 of the 20 central midfielders in the Primeira Liga, on 0 goals, 1 assist and 1.949 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 7 → 9).
On long-term talent our Rating reads 62, top 10% of the 20 central midfielders in the Primeira Liga. At 19 Simões is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 18.8 reflects that trajectory.
Simões is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.
Output in context · Sporting CP finished 2nd of 18 · a title-challenging side
1.95 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 17 appearances. Behind a title-challenging side (2nd of 18) 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 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Ceiling. High potential at just 19 — room to grow into a bigger role.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 24.2% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Outlook
With a Rating of 61.7, Simões carries the 2nd-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Primeira Liga of 20 — though on just 17 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.95 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). At 19 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (99/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow. With this floor already at 19, 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.
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Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Primeira Liga with 600+ minutes this season.
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