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Full nameJosé Artur de Lima Junior
PositionDefensive midfielder
NationalityBrazil
Age30
Date of birth11 Mar 1996
BirthplaceBrumado
Height181 cm
Shirt number#6
ClubHouston Dynamo
Defensive midfielder
23
Appearances
0
Goals
1
Assists
1804
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Houston Dynamo.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Major League Soccer7014276.69

Scout report

Project playerDefensive midfielder

Artur is a 30-year-old defensive midfielder at Houston Dynamo, rated 25.1 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 390th of 525 on scout potential in the Major League Soccer. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter this season (66.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.74 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Artur.

Judged on this season alone, Artur graded 23 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 19th of 45 of the 45 defensive midfielders in the Major League Soccer, on 0 goals, 1 assist and 3.742 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 29 → 23). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 25, 33rd of 45 of the 45 defensive midfielders in the Major League Soccer. At 30 Artur is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 3.6 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2020/21Holding levelBreakout: 2023/24
25.1
Ratingi
33rd of 45 defensive midfielders
22.9
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
66.8%
Minutes
a regular starter
3.74
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Houston Dynamo finished 5th of 15 · an upper-table side

23
Apps
3.74
Def. / 90
31
Tackles
30
Interceptions
7
Clean sheets

3.74 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 7 clean sheets across 23 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (5th of 15) 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 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 66.8% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Defensive volume. 3.74 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 25.1, Artur carries the 33rd-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Major League Soccer of 45. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.74 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). 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.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the Major League Soccer with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0
Shots on target5
Shots9

Passing

Assists1
Chances created7
Passes1,353
Pass accuracy91%

Possession

Successful dribbles6
Dribble success100%
Duels won60
Duels won %59.4%
Fouls won12

Defending

Tackles31
Interceptions30
Blocks14
Fouls committed8

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.