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Full nameJosé Ricardo Araújo Fernandes
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalityBrazil
Age27
Date of birth3 Feb 1999
BirthplaceRio de Janeiro
Height180 cm
Shirt number#6
ClubShonan Bellmare
Central midfielder
7
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
413
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Shonan Bellmare.

Injury-affected season

Missed 5 of Shonan Bellmare's ~38 games this season through 5 injury absences (injury, inflammation in the knee). He still appeared 7 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
J1 League7004136.53

Scout report

Squad depthCentral midfielder

Zé Ricardo is a 27-year-old central midfielder at Shonan Bellmare, rated 32.2 overall by Field Insider's model. In his prime years, he has been a fringe squad member this season (13.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.27 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Ricardo.

On the season, Ricardo graded 4 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 0 assists and 3.269 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 4 → 4). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 32. At 27 Ricardo is in his prime years, and a market index of 8.8 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Ricardo missed 5 games through injury (injury, inflammation in the knee) out of roughly 38 this season. The 7 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.

From the career report
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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending downInjury-hit 2025/26
32.2
Ratingi
below regular-starter level
3.6
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
13.9%
Minutes
limited game time
3.27
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Shonan Bellmare finished 19th of 20 · a relegation-threatened side

3.27
Def. / 90
5
Tackles
8
Interceptions
1
Clean sheets

3.27 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 7 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (19th of 20) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 13.9% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 32.2 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.27 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.

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

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the J1 League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0
Shots on target1
Shots1

Passing

Assists0

Possession

Successful dribbles4
Dribble success66.7%
Fouls won4

Defending

Tackles5
Interceptions8
Blocks2
Fouls committed10

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.