Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Burnley.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Premier League | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1406 | 6.59 |
 League Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 6.95 |
 FA Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
Scout report
Lucas Pires is a 25-year-old full-back at Burnley, rated 70 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 210th of 376 on scout potential in the Premier League. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (42.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.52 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Pires.
Judged on this season alone, Pires graded 14 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 57th of 64 of the 64 full-backs in the Premier League, on 2 clean sheets and 3.521 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 68 → 14). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2024/25.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 70, 40th of 64 of the 64 full-backs in the Premier League. At 25 Pires is in his prime years, and a market index of 84 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Burnley finished 19th of 20 · a relegation-threatened side
3.52 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 20 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (19th 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.
Strengths
- Defensive volume. 3.52 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
- Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 90.5/100).
Watch points
- Game time. Only 42.2% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Outlook
With a Rating of 70, Pires carries the 40th-highest potential of the full-backs in the Premier League of 64, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Burnley finished 19th 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 solid defensive volume (3.52 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead. 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.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
