John

John's current-season form is down 61% on last season (Season 70→27), while his Rating eased 58→36. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 70).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	CS	CS%	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Nottingham Forest · 16th	5	1	20%	6.3	34	2
2025/26	Botafogo · 6th	17	7	41%	7.08	36	27
2024/25	Botafogo · 1st	34	16	47%	7.19	58	70
2023/24	ValladolidLoan · 2nd	11	5	45%	6.84	47	19
2023/24	Internacional · 9th	9	3	33%	7.51	47	10
2022/23	Santos · 12th	1	0	0%	7.2	46	0
2021/22	Santos · 10th	4	2	50%	7.05	55	9

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 2 earlier seasons and 1 youth-team spell in the full career.

Brazil · international

Side	Apps	G
Brazil U17	1	0

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

Scout report

Squad depthGoalkeeper

John is a 30-year-old goalkeeper at Botafogo, rated 35.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 212th of 331 on scout potential in the Serie A. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (45.4% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on John.

Judged on this season alone, John graded 27 — a strong campaign that ranks top 19% of the 32 goalkeepers in the Serie A, on 7 clean sheets across 17 appearances.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 70 → 27). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 36, 15th of 32 of the 32 goalkeepers in the Serie A. At 30 John is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 10.6 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2024/25Trending upBreakout: 2024/25StreakyStepped up 2024/25Injury-hit 2025/26

Current potential15th of 32 goalkeepers · Serie A Current seasonTop 19% goalkeepers · Serie A6th-best goalkeeper in the Serie A212th in the Serie A · potential15th-highest potential goalkeeper in the Serie A

35.7

Ratingi

15th of 32 goalkeepers

26.8

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

45.4%

Minutes

rotation minutes

0.06

Def. actions / 90

light defensive volume

Output in context · Botafogo finished 8th of 20 · a mid-table side

Apps

Clean sheets

41%

CS rate

45.4%

Minutes

7 clean sheets in 17 appearances (41% of games).

Watch points

Game time. Only 45.4% 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 35.7, John carries the 15th-highest potential of the goalkeepers in the Serie A of 32. A rotation minutes keeper carrying the gloves this season. 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 %45.4%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 900.058

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Cards / 900.116

Foul involvement / 900.232

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 (~21), then tapers with age. At 30, John sits on 10.6, past its peak and easing. The blue line is John's projected Rating — 35.7 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 goalkeepers in the Serie A with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists0

Passes547

Possession

Duels won7

Duels won %100%

Fouls won3

Defending

Tackles1

Fouls committed1

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2

Red cards0

Transfer history

Nottingham Forest2025/26 – now

BBotafogo RJuntil 2025/26

Ashington AFC2025/26 – 2025/26

Botafogo2023/24 – 2025/26

Valladolid(on loan)2023/24 – 2023/24

Internacional(on loan)2022/23 – 2023/24

Santos2018/19 – 2022/23

Portuguesa Santistauntil 2018/19

About John

John Victor Maciel Furtado is a 30-year-old goalkeeper who plays for Botafogo, born on February 13, 1996 in Diadema, standing 196 cm tall. He is from Brazil. Botafogo currently sit 8th of 20 in the Serie A.

This season

In the current season, John has made 17 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 1,554 minutes, with 2 yellow cards.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates John at 35.7 with a Season form score of 26.8, ranking 212th of 331 goalkeepers in the Serie A. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 6 career titles — among them the Serie A and the CONMEBOL Libertadores. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 8 recorded seasons, John has totalled 112 club appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists for 7 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2024/25, with 34 appearances for Botafogo.

John's career has also included time at Nottingham Forest, BBotafogo RJ, Ashington AFC, Valladolid, Internacional, Santos and Portuguesa Santista.

On the international stage, John has represented Brazil U17 — 1 cap in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Also this season

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Botafogo finished 8th of 20 · a mid-table side

Watch points