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Lucas Áfrico

Experienced headVanspor FK · 31 yrs

Profile

PositionCentre-back
NationalityBrazil
Age31
Date of birth5 Feb 1995
BirthplaceSão Paulo
Height185 cm
Shirt number#40
ClubVanspor FK
Centre-back
11
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
823
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Vanspor FK.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
1. Lig11008236.47

Scout report

Experienced headCentral defender

Lucas Áfrico is a 31-year-old central defender at Vanspor FK, rated 14.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 333rd of 405 on scout potential in the 1. Lig. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (24.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.08 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Áfrico.

Judged on this season alone, Áfrico graded 6 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 77th of 85 of the 85 centre-backs in the 1. Lig, on 2 clean sheets and 2.078 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 18 → 6). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 14, 65th of 85 of the 85 centre-backs in the 1. Lig. At 31 Áfrico is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2020/21Holding levelRemarkably consistent4 clubs
Current potential65th of 85 centre-backs · 1. Lig · 11 appsCurrent season77th of 85 centre-backs · 1. Lig · 11 apps77th-best centre-back in the 1. Lig333rd in the 1. Lig · potential65th-highest potential centre-back in the 1. Lig
14.3
Ratingi
65th of 85 centre-backs
5.9
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
24.1%
Minutes
limited game time
2.08
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Vanspor FK finished 14th of 20 · a lower-table side

2.08
Def. / 90
12
Tackles
7
Interceptions
2
Clean sheets

2.08 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 11 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (14th 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 24.1% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Age curve. At 31, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 14.3, Áfrico carries the 65th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the 1. Lig of 85 — though on just 11 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.08 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).

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

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the 1. Lig with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0
Shots on target1
Shots8

Passing

Assists0
Pass accuracy77%

Possession

Successful dribbles2
Dribble success50%
Fouls won6

Defending

Tackles12
Interceptions7
Fouls committed18

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3
Red cards1

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.