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Centre-backPortugalPrimeira Liga

Zé Carlos

Solid contributorGIL Vicente · 28 yrsFree agentTransferred to Free agent
47.5
16.5%
Ratingi
41.4
20%
Seasoni
15.8
Valuei

based on the 2025/26 season · updated 20 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameJosé Carlos Teixeira Lopes dos Reis Gonçal
PositionCentre-back
NationalityPortugal
Age28
Date of birth31 Jul 1998
Height177 cm
Shirt number#2
ClubGIL Vicente
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Centre-back

Season stats

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32
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
2467
Minutes

Domestic-league season · GIL Vicente.

Scout report

Solid contributorCentral defender

Zé Carlos is a 28-year-old central defender at GIL Vicente, rated 47.5 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter this season (77.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.29 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 41 for current form (age-blind), on 9 clean sheets and 3.294 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 35 → 41). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 48. At 28 Carlos is in his prime years, and a market index of 15.8 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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A career still climbing — Carlos is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2021/22Trending upBreakout: 2023/24
47.5
Ratingi
a solid contributor and squad regular
41.4
Seasoni
developing / rotation level
77.7%
Minutes
a regular starter
3.29
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

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

31
Apps
3.29
Def. / 90
47
Tackles
35
Interceptions
9
Clean sheets

3.29 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 9 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.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 77.7% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

  • Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

Rated 47.5 overall — a solid contributor and squad regular. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.29 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).

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

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Primeira Liga with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles47
Interceptions35
Blocks5

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards8
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.