João Gamboa

Gamboa's current-season form is level with last season (Season 3→4), while his Rating climbed 21→23. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 25).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Jeonbuk Motors · 3rd	18	0	5.91	20	1
2025/26	Jeonbuk Motors · 1st	9	0	6.52	21	3
2024/25	Pogon Szczecin · 4th	27	1	6.87	29	15
2023/24	Pogon Szczecin · 4th	30	2	6.78	33	17
2022/23	EstorilLoan · 14th	17	0	6.51	51	10
2022/23	OH Leuven · 2nd	4	0	6.37	43	1

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 8 earlier seasons and 4 youth-team spells in the full career.

Portugal · international

Side	Apps	G
Portugal U23	4	0
Portugal U21	1	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthCentral midfielder

João Gamboa is a 30-year-old central midfielder at Jeonbuk Motors, rated 22.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 109th of 153 on scout potential in the K League 1. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (23.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.74 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Gamboa.

Judged on this season alone, Gamboa graded 4 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 42nd of 43 of the 43 central midfielders in the K League 1, on 0 goals, 0 assists and 1.741 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 3 → 4). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 23, 33rd of 43 of the 43 central midfielders in the K League 1. At 30 Gamboa is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 2.8 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2020/21 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2020/21Trending downStepped up 2021/22

Current potential33rd of 43 central midfielders · K League 1 · 18 apps Current season42nd of 43 central midfielders · K League 1 · 18 apps 42nd-best central midfielder in the K League 1 109th in the K League 1 · potential 33rd-highest potential central midfielder in the K League 1

22.5

Ratingi

33rd of 43 central midfielders

3.8

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

23.3%

Minutes

limited game time

1.74

Def. actions / 90

light defensive volume

Output in context · Jeonbuk Motors finished 3rd of 12 · an upper-table side

Apps

1.74

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

1.74 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 18 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (3rd of 12) 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.

Watch points

Game time. Only 23.3% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 22.5, Gamboa carries the 33rd-highest potential of the central midfielders in the K League 1 of 43 — though on just 18 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.74 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %23.3%

Available fixtures32 of 32

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 901.741

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Shot conversion %0

Shot accuracy %57.1

Pass accuracy %83

Dribble success %62.5

Cards / 900

Foul involvement / 901.473

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

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 30, Gamboa sits on 2.8, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Gamboa's projected Rating — 22.5 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.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the K League 1 with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Shots on target4

Shots7

Passing

Assists0

Chances created4

Passes305

Pass accuracy83%

Possession

Successful dribbles5

Dribble success62.5%

Duels won28

Duels won %57.1%

Fouls won8

Defending

Tackles6

Interceptions5

Blocks2

Fouls committed3

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0

Red cards0

Transfer history

Jeonbuk MotorsJul 2025 – now

Pogon SzczecinJun 2023 – Jul 2025

Estoril(on loan)Jan 2023 – Jun 2023

OH LeuvenJul 2022 – Jan 2023Free

EstorilAug 2020 – Jul 2022

Maritimo(back from loan)Jul 2020 – Aug 2020

Chaves(on loan)Jul 2019 – Jul 2020

MaritimoJul 2017 – Jul 2019

SC BragaFeb 2017 – Jul 2017

VVarzimuntil Feb 2017

About João Gamboa

João Pedro da Costa Gamboa is a 30-year-old central midfielder who plays for Jeonbuk Motors, born on August 31, 1996 in Póvoa de Varzim, standing 187 cm tall. He is from Portugal. Jeonbuk Motors currently sit 3rd of 12 in the K League 1.

This season

In the current season, João Gamboa has made 18 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 672 minutes, averaging a 5.62 match rating over his last 10 rated games.

When João Gamboa plays, Jeonbuk Motors's record this season is 7W-6D-3L — and his match ratings average 5.44 at home against 6.42 on the road.

Recent matches

October 18, 2026: 3-2 win at home vs Jeju United FC (74 minutes, 6.2 rating)
October 14, 2026: 0-2 loss away at Vissel Kobe (18 minutes, 5.69 rating)
October 9, 2026: 1-2 loss away at Daejeon Citizen (77 minutes, 6.1 rating)
September 20, 2026: 2-2 draw at home vs Gwangju FC (89 minutes, 6 rating)
September 16, 2026: 2-1 win at home vs Kashiwa Reysol (86 minutes, 6.41 rating)
September 12, 2026: 1-2 loss at home vs FC Seoul (90 minutes, 6.2 rating)
September 9, 2026: 1-1 draw away at Gangwon FC (90 minutes, 6.35 rating)
September 5, 2026: 2-0 win at home vs Pohang Steelers (90 minutes, 0 rating)
August 1, 2026: 0-0 draw at home vs FC Seoul (14 minutes, 6.4 rating)
July 25, 2026: 2-0 win away at Pohang Steelers (15 minutes, 6.8 rating)

João Gamboa's next match is on November 3, 2026, when Jeonbuk Motors face Johor Darul Takzim FC at home in the AFC Champions League Elite.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates João Gamboa at 22.5 with a Season form score of 3.8, ranking 109th of 153 central midfielders in the K League 1. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the Segunda Liga. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 14 recorded seasons, João Gamboa has totalled 304 club appearances with 8 goals and 4 assists for 10 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2015/16, with 37 appearances for SC Braga B.

João Gamboa's career has also included time at Pogon Szczecin, Estoril, OH Leuven, Maritimo, Chaves, SC Braga and VVarzim.

On the international stage, João Gamboa has represented Portugal U23 and Portugal U21 — 5 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Jeonbuk Motors finished 3rd of 12 · an upper-table side

Watch points