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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Nacional.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Primeira Liga | 31 | 3 | 2 | 2719 | 6.81 |
Scout report
Léo Santos is a 27-year-old full-back at Nacional, rated 51.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 196th of 336 on scout potential in the Primeira Liga. In his prime years, he has been an ever-present this season (88.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.85 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Santos.
Judged on this season alone, Santos graded 32 — a solid campaign that ranks top 36% of the 53 full-backs in the Primeira Liga, on 7 clean sheets and 2.847 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 9 → 32).
On long-term talent our Rating reads 52, 32nd of 53 of the 53 full-backs in the Primeira Liga. At 27 Santos is in his prime years, and a market index of 20 reflects that trajectory.
A career still climbing — Santos is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
Output in context · Nacional finished 14th of 18 · a lower-table side
2.85 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 7 clean sheets across 31 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (14th of 18) 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. Going forward he chipped in 3 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 88.9% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.17 goal involvements per 90, useful for a full-back.
Watch points
- Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.
Outlook
With a Rating of 51.9, Santos carries the 32nd-highest potential of the full-backs in the Primeira Liga of 53, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Nacional finished 14th of 18) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.85 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. Doing it for a lesser side, he profiles as a value buy for a club higher up the table.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among full-backs in the Primeira Liga with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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