Carlos's current-season form is level with last season (Season 15→15), while his Rating held around 56. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 17).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	GIL Vicente · 5th	2	0	7.05	56	15
2025/26	GIL Vicente · 6th	29	0	6.73	56	15
2024/25	FarenseLoan · 17th	20	0	6.71	52	13
2024/25	Guimaraes	7	0	6.71	—	—
2023/24	Guimaraes · 12th	23	0	6.57	53	4
2023/24	GIL Vicente	32	0	6.57	—	—
2022/23	GuimaraesLoan · 6th	15	2	6.92	60	17

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

Portugal · international

Side	Apps	G
Portugal U21	7	0

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

Scout report

Squad depthBall-winning Defensive midfielder

Zé Carlos is a 24-year-old defensive midfielder at GIL Vicente, rated 56.3 overall by Field Insider's model. An emerging talent, he has been a rotation option this season (38.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 5.3 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Carlos.

On the season, Carlos graded 15 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 0 assists and 5.299 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 15 → 15). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 56. At 24 Carlos is in his prime years, and a market index of 21.5 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2022/23Trending upRemarkably consistentStepped up 2022/234 clubs

56.3

Ratingi

a solid contributor and squad regular

14.6

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

38.3%

Minutes

rotation minutes

5.3

Def. actions / 90

high defensive volume

Output in context · GIL Vicente finished 6th of 18 · an upper-table side

Apps

5.3

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

5.3 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — high defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 29 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.

Strengths

Defensive volume. 5.3 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Game time. Only 38.3% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

Rated 56.3 overall — a solid contributor and squad regular. Defensively he reads as high defensive volume (5.3 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %38.3%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 905.299

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Cards / 900.461

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 (~22), then tapers with age. At 24, Carlos sits on 21.5, at or near its peak. The blue line is Carlos's projected Rating — 56.3 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 defensive midfielders in the Primeira Liga with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles35

Interceptions31

Blocks3

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards6

Red cards0

Transfer history

€0.4M total transfer fees · 5 moves

GIL VicenteJul 2025 – nowFree Transfer

GGuimaraes(back from loan)Jun 2025 – Jul 2025

Farense(on loan)Jan 2025 – Jun 2025

GGuimaraesJul 2023 – Jan 2025400K

GGuimaraes(on loan)Aug 2022 – Jul 2023

VVarzimuntil Aug 2022

About Zé Carlos

José Carlos Natário Ferreira is a 24-year-old defensive midfielder who plays for GIL Vicente, born on October 30, 2001 in Matosinhos, standing 172 cm tall. He is from Portugal. GIL Vicente currently sit 5th of 18 in the Primeira Liga.

This season

In the current season, Zé Carlos has made 2 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 41 minutes, averaging a 7.05 match rating over his last 2 rated games.

Recent matches

August 24, 2026: 2-0 win at home vs Casa Pia (16 minutes, 6.9 rating)
August 9, 2026: 1-0 win at home vs Rio Ave (34 minutes, 7.2 rating)

Zé Carlos's next match is on August 30, 2026, when GIL Vicente face Famalicao away in the Primeira Liga.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates Zé Carlos at 56.3 with a Season form score of 14.6. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 6 recorded seasons, Zé Carlos has totalled 150 club appearances with 1 goal and 2 assists for 4 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2023/24, with 32 appearances for GIL Vicente.

Zé Carlos's career has also included time at GGuimaraes, Farense and VVarzim.

On the international stage, Zé Carlos has represented Portugal U21 — 7 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.