ratings updated 13 Oct 2026
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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Akron.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 6.9 |
Scout report
João Escoval is a 29-year-old central defender at Akron, rated 20.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 124th of 157 on scout potential in the Premier League. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter this season (67.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.18 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Escoval.
Judged on this season alone, Escoval graded 19 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 25th of 40 of the 40 centre-backs in the Premier League, on 2 clean sheets and 3.179 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 11 → 19). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2024/25.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 21, 28th of 40 of the 40 centre-backs in the Premier League. At 29 Escoval is in his prime years, and a market index of 1.9 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Akron finished 14th of 16 · a relegation-threatened side
3.18 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 10 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (14th of 16) 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
- Availability. On the pitch for 67.1% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Watch points
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 20.5, Escoval carries the 28th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Premier League of 40 — though on just 10 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.18 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Premier League with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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