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Sabino

Project playerSao Paulo · 30 yrsRotation

Profile

Full nameJosé Sabino Chagas Monteiro
PositionCentre-back
NationalityBrazil
Age30
Date of birth25 Oct 1996
BirthplaceBrasília
Height184 cm
Shirt number#35
ClubSao Paulo
Centre-back
23
Appearances
1
Goals
1
Assists
1811
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Sao Paulo.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Serie A151112957.15
Paulista - A16014956.7
CONMEBOL Sudamericana2001017.05
Copa Do Brasil100906.2

Scout report

Project playerBall-winning Central defender

Sabino is a 30-year-old central defender at Sao Paulo, rated 38.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 187th of 356 on scout potential in the Serie A. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter this season (64.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.27 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Sabino.

Judged on this season alone, Sabino graded 33 — a solid campaign that ranks top 32% of the 64 centre-backs in the Serie A, on 5 clean sheets and 4.274 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 40 → 33). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 39, 28th of 64 of the 64 centre-backs in the Serie A. At 30 Sabino is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 13.2 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2021/22Trending upBreakout: 2025/26
38.9
Ratingi
28th of 64 centre-backs
33.4
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
64.9%
Minutes
a regular starter
4.27
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Sao Paulo finished 9th of 20 · a mid-table side

23
Apps
4.27
Def. / 90
40
Tackles
28
Interceptions
5
Clean sheets

4.27 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 23 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 64.9% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Defensive volume. 4.27 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 38.9, Sabino carries the 28th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Serie A of 64. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.27 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 centre-backs in the Serie A with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1
Shots on target3
Shots12

Passing

Assists1
Chances created6
Passes948
Pass accuracy84%

Possession

Successful dribbles5
Dribble success50%
Duels won107
Duels won %58.2%
Fouls won14

Defending

Tackles40
Interceptions28
Blocks18
Fouls committed26

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.