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Full nameJoão Victor da Vitória Fernandes
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalityBrazil
Age29
Date of birth9 Jan 1997
BirthplaceGuarapari
Height170 cm
Shirt number#7
ClubShimizu S-pulse
Central midfielderalso played FWD
26
Appearances
2
Goals
2
Assists
1864
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Shimizu S-pulse.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
J1 League262218646.75
J-League Cup10044

Scout report

Squad depthCentral midfielder

Capixaba is a 29-year-old central midfielder at Shimizu S-pulse, rated 31.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 219th of 379 on scout potential in the J1 League. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (54.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.27 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Capixaba.

Judged on this season alone, Capixaba graded 24 — a solid campaign that ranks top 36% of the 91 central midfielders in the J1 League, on 2 goals, 2 assists and 2.269 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 24 → 24). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 31, 55th of 91 of the 91 central midfielders in the J1 League. At 29 Capixaba is in his prime years, and a market index of 6.1 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2023/24 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2023/24Holding levelRemarkably consistent
Current potential55th of 91 central midfielders · J1 LeagueCurrent seasonTop 36% central midfielders · J1 League32nd-best central midfielder in the J1 League219th in the J1 League · potential55th-highest potential central midfielder in the J1 League
31.2
Ratingi
55th of 91 central midfielders
24.2
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
54.5%
Minutes
rotation minutes
2.27
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Shimizu S-pulse finished 14th of 20 · a lower-table side

2.27
Def. / 90
35
Tackles
6
Interceptions
7
Clean sheets

2.27 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 7 clean sheets across 26 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (14th 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. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.19 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 54.5% 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 31.2, Capixaba carries the 55th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the J1 League of 91, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Shimizu S-pulse finished 14th of 20) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.27 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 central midfielders in the J1 League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals2
Shots on target9
Shots21

Passing

Assists2
Chances created22
Passes564

Possession

Successful dribbles33
Dribble success40.2%
Duels won135
Duels won %44.1%
Fouls won54

Defending

Tackles35
Interceptions6
Blocks6
Fouls committed28

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.