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Lucas Sasha

Experienced headFortaleza EC · 36 yrsStarter

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.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Serie B160110176.78
Copa Do Brasil5001426.63

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 41, top 13% of Serie A defensive midfielders. On long-term scout potential he's rated 23, ranking 259th of 311 in the Serie A. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter (77.5% 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 41 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 14% of the 15 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 → 41). Across the 6 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 23, 13th of 15 of the 15 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 5.5 reflects that trajectory.

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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
23
Ratingi
13th of 15 defensive midfielders
40.5
Seasoni
developing / rotation level
77.5%
Minutes
a regular starter
6.01
Def. actions / 90
high defensive volume

Output in context · Fortaleza EC finished 18th of 20 · a relegation-threatened side

31
Apps
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. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (18th 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. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 77.5% 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 23, Sasha carries the 13th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Serie A of 15, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Fortaleza EC finished 18th of 20) — 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 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.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the Serie A with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1
Shots on target7
Shots12

Passing

Assists0
Chances created16
Passes1,120

Possession

Successful dribbles4
Dribble success36.4%
Duels won167
Duels won %52%
Fouls won25

Defending

Tackles109
Interceptions60
Blocks8
Fouls committed54
Penalties conceded1

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.