ratings updated 20 Aug 2026
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Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Sport Recife.
Scout report
João Silva is a 27-year-old central defender at Sport Recife, rated 44.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 171st of 311 on scout potential in the Serie A. In his prime years, he has been a fringe squad member this season (29.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.38 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Silva.
Judged on this season alone, Silva graded 5 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 61st of 63 of the 63 centre-backs in the Serie A, on 1 clean sheet and 2.375 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 21 → 11). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2022/23.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 44, 33rd of 63 of the 63 centre-backs in the Serie A. At 27 Silva is in his prime years, and a market index of 21.1 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2022/23 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Sport Recife finished 20th of 20 · a relegation-threatened side
2.38 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 14 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (20th 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.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 29.9% 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 44.3, Silva carries the 33rd-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Serie A of 63 — though on just 14 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.38 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
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Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Serie A with 600+ minutes this season.
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