Domestic-league season · GIL Vicente.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Primeira Liga | 31 | 1 | 1 | 2745 | 6.75 |
Buatu's current-season form is up 120% on last season (Season 20→44), while his Rating held around 32. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | GIL Vicente · 6th | 31 | 1 | 1 | 6.75 | 32 | 44 |
| 2024/25 | GIL Vicente · 13th | 30 | 0 | 2 | 6.92 | 33 | 20 |
| 2023/24 | Valenciennes · 20th | 16 | 1 | 0 | 7.15 | 33 | 21 |
| 2022/23 | Valenciennes · 15th | 24 | 2 | 0 | 6.8 | 42 | 25 |
| 2021/22 | St. Truiden · 2nd | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6.76 | 37 | 9 |
| 2020/21 | St. Truiden · 15th | 29 | 1 | 0 | 7.06 | 49 | 39 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
| Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|
| Africa Cup of Nations | 2 | 0 |
| Friendlies | 1 | 0 |
| Africa Cup of Nations Qualification | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 4 | 0 |
Caps & goals this season.
Jonathan Buatu is a 32-year-old central defender at GIL Vicente, rated 31.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 283rd of 316 in the Primeira Liga. A seasoned veteran, he has been an ever-present this season (89.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.3 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Buatu.
Judged on this season alone, Buatu graded 44 — a strong campaign that ranks top 17% of the 56 centre-backs in the Primeira Liga, on 11 clean sheets and 2.295 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 20 → 44). Across the 6 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 32, 42nd of 56 of the 56 centre-backs in the Primeira Liga. At 32 Buatu is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 13.5 reflects that trajectory.
A career still climbing — Buatu is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
2.3 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 11 clean sheets across 31 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (6th of 18) 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. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 31.8, Buatu carries the 42nd-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Primeira Liga of 56. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.3 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.8× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
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 (~34), then tapers with age. At 32, Buatu sits on 13.5, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Buatu's projected Rating — 31.8 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.
No transfer news found for this player.
