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Lucas Sasha

Experienced headFortaleza EC · 36 yrs

Profile

Full nameLucas Pacheco Affini
PositionDefensive midfielder
NationalityBrazil
Age36
Date of birth1 Mar 1990
BirthplaceSão Paulo
Height172 cm
Shirt number#88
ClubFortaleza EC
Defensive midfielder
31
Appearances
1
Goals
0
Assists
2652
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Fortaleza EC.

Injury-affected season

Missed 3 of Fortaleza EC's ~38 games this season through 3 injury absences (forearm, yellow cards). He still appeared 31 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Serie A311026527.02
CONMEBOL Libertadores6004616.79
Cearense - 1510298
Copa do Nordeste300171

Scout report

Experienced headBall-winning Defensive midfielder

Lucas Sasha is a 36-year-old defensive midfielder at Fortaleza EC, enjoying a standout season — 1 goals and 0 assists in 31 appearances, a Season grade of 44, top 5% of Serie A defensive midfielders. On long-term scout potential he's rated 25.4, ranking 320th of 413 in the Serie A. A seasoned veteran, he has been an ever-present (84.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 6.01 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Sasha.

Judged on this season alone, Sasha graded 44 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 6% of the 57 defensive midfielders in the Serie A, on 1 goal, 0 assists and 6.007 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 16 → 44). Across the 6 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 25, 45th of 57 of the 57 defensive midfielders in the Serie A. At 36 Sasha is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 6 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Sasha missed 3 games through injury (forearm, yellow cards) out of roughly 38 this season. The 31 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.

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

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2025/26
Current potential45th of 57 defensive midfielders · Serie ACurrent seasonTop 6% defensive midfielders · Serie A3rd-best defensive midfielder in the Serie A320th in the Serie A · potential45th-highest potential defensive midfielder in the Serie A
25.4
Ratingi
45th of 57 defensive midfielders
44
Seasoni
developing / rotation level
84.2%
Minutes
near ever-present
6.01
Def. actions / 90
high defensive volume

Output in context · Fortaleza EC finished 10th of 20 · a mid-table side

6.01
Def. / 90
109
Tackles
60
Interceptions
8
Clean sheets

6.01 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — high defensive volume, with 8 clean sheets across 31 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 84.2% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Defensive volume. 6.01 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Age curve. At 36, 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 25.4, Sasha carries the 45th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Serie A of 57. Defensively he reads as high defensive volume (6.01 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).

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

Transfer news

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