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Full nameLucas Xavier Gazal
PositionCentre-back
NationalityBrazil
Age26
Date of birth6 Aug 1999
BirthplaceDiadema
Height188 cm
Shirt number#4
ClubShandong Luneng
Centre-back
17
Appearances
1
Goals
0
Assists
1530
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Shandong Luneng.

Also this season

On loan at Fortaleza ECSerie A: 7 apps, 0g 1a, 569 min

The headline Season rating covers his time at Shandong Luneng; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Super League171015306.97
FA Cup330110066.86
Serie Aat Fortaleza EC7015696.91

Scout report

Squad depthCentral defender

Lucas Gazal is a 26-year-old central defender at Shandong Luneng, rated 27 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 56th of 279 on scout potential in the Super League. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (56.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.88 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Gazal.

Judged on this season alone, Gazal graded 8 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 44th of 54 of the 54 centre-backs in the Super League, on 2 clean sheets and 1.882 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 9 → 8).

On long-term talent our Rating reads 27, top 17% of the 54 centre-backs in the Super League. At 26 Gazal is in his prime years, and a market index of 2.7 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2022/23Holding level
Current potentialTop 17% centre-backs · Super LeagueCurrent season44th of 54 centre-backs · Super League44th-best centre-back in the Super League56th in the Super League · potential9th-highest potential centre-back in the Super League
27
Ratingi
9th of 54 centre-backs
7.6
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
56.7%
Minutes
rotation minutes
1.88
Def. actions / 90
light defensive volume

Output in context · Shandong Luneng finished 5th of 16 · an upper-table side

1.88
Def. / 90
13
Tackles
9
Interceptions
2
Clean sheets

1.88 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 17 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (5th of 16) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 56.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Defensive numbers. Modest 1.88 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 27, Gazal carries the 9th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Super League (top 17%). Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.88 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.

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

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.