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Kaio Pantaleão

Project player★ Standout performerBotafogo · 30 yrsStarter

Profile

Full nameKaio Fernando da Silva Pantaleão
PositionCentre-back
NationalityBrazil
Age30
Date of birth18 Sept 1995
BirthplaceAraraquara
Height183 cm
Shirt number#31
ClubBotafogo
Centre-back
11
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
960
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Botafogo.

Scout report

★ Standout performer

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One of the biggest game-time risers in the Serie A: on the pitch for 93% of Botafogo's available minutes this season, up from 22% last year — a bench-to-starter jump the ratings will catch up with at the next checkpoint.

Project playerCentral defender

Kaio Pantaleão is a 30-year-old central defender at Botafogo, enjoying a standout season — 0 goals and 0 assists in 11 appearances, a Season grade of 51, top 41% of Serie A centre-backs. On long-term scout potential he's rated 43.4, ranking 225th of 311 in the Serie A. An experienced operator, he has been an ever-present (88.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.91 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Pantaleão.

Judged on this season alone, Pantaleão graded 51 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 26th of 63 of the 63 centre-backs in the Serie A, on 4 clean sheets and 2.906 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 28 → 32). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 43, 42nd of 63 of the 63 centre-backs in the Serie A. At 30 Pantaleão is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 17.2 reflects that trajectory.

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

Peak: 2020/21Trending upBreakout: 2024/25Injury-hit 2025/26
43.4
Ratingi
42nd of 63 centre-backs
51
Seasoni
a solid contributor and squad regular
88.9%
Minutes
near ever-present
2.91
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Botafogo finished 11th of 20 · a mid-table side

11
Apps
2.91
Def. / 90
11
Tackles
17
Interceptions
4
Clean sheets

2.91 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 11 appearances.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 88.9% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 43.4, Pantaleão carries the 42nd-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Serie A of 63 — though on just 11 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.91 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

Goals0
Shots on target2
Shots8

Passing

Assists0
Chances created1
Passes538
Pass accuracy43%

Possession

Successful dribbles4
Dribble success66.7%
Duels won57
Duels won %60%
Fouls won10

Defending

Tackles11
Interceptions17
Blocks3
Fouls committed12

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.