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Centre-backBrazilSerie A

Sabino

Project playerSao Paulo · 29 yrsStarter

Profile

Full nameJosé Sabino Chagas Monteiro
PositionCentre-back
NationalityBrazil
Age29
Date of birth25 Oct 1996
BirthplaceBrasília
Height184 cm
Shirt number#35
ClubSao Paulo
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Centre-back

Season stats

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19
Appearances
1
Goals
1
Assists
1573
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 playerCentral defender

Sabino is a 29-year-old central defender at Sao Paulo, rated 45.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 179th of 328 on scout potential in the Serie A. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter this season (76% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.78 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 29 — a solid campaign that ranks top 40% of the 64 centre-backs in the Serie A, on 3 clean sheets and 3.776 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 40 → 29). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 45, 34th of 64 of the 64 centre-backs in the Serie A. At 29 Sabino is in his prime years, and a market index of 12.5 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
Current potential34th of 64 centre-backs · Serie ACurrent seasonTop 40% centre-backs · Serie A25th-best centre-back in the Serie A179th in the Serie A · potential34th-highest potential centre-back in the Serie A
45.3
Ratingi
34th of 64 centre-backs
28.6
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
76%
Minutes
a regular starter
3.78
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Sao Paulo finished 12th of 20 · a mid-table side

19
Apps
3.78
Def. / 90
33
Tackles
20
Interceptions
3
Clean sheets

3.78 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 19 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 76% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Defensive volume. 3.78 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 45.3, Sabino carries the 34th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Serie A of 64. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.78 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× 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
Shots7

Passing

Assists1
Chances created5
Passes859
Pass accuracy84%

Possession

Successful dribbles5
Dribble success55.6%
Duels won95
Duels won %58.3%
Fouls won13

Defending

Tackles33
Interceptions20
Blocks13
Fouls committed23

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.