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Luciano Juba

Key starterBahia · 27 yrsStarter

Profile

Full nameLuciano Batista da Silva Júnior
PositionCentre-back
NationalityBrazil
Age27
Date of birth29 Aug 1999
Height176 cm
Shirt number#46
ClubBahia
Centre-backalso played MID
27
Appearances
10
Goals
1
Assists
2276
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Bahia.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Serie A157113587.08
CONMEBOL Libertadores2001877.2
Copa Do Brasil2001806.55

Scout report

Key starterCentral defender

Luciano Juba is a 27-year-old central defender at Bahia, rated 61.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 37th of 356 on scout potential in the Serie A. In his prime years, he has been an ever-present this season (81.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.65 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Juba.

Judged on this season alone, Juba graded 34 — a strong campaign that ranks top 29% of the 64 centre-backs in the Serie A, on 7 clean sheets and 2.649 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 43 → 34). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2025/26.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 62, top 8% of the 64 centre-backs in the Serie A. At 27 Juba is in his prime years, and a market index of 29.3 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2025/26 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2025/26Holding levelBreakout: 2024/25
61.7
Ratingi
5th of 64 centre-backs
33.7
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
81.6%
Minutes
near ever-present
2.65
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Bahia finished 7th of 20 · a mid-table side

27
Apps
2.65
Def. / 90
36
Tackles
25
Interceptions
7
Clean sheets

2.65 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 7 clean sheets across 27 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 10 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 81.6% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.44 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central defender.

Watch points

  • Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

With a Rating of 61.7, Juba carries the 5th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Serie A (top 8%). Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.65 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.

Season statistics

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

Shooting

Goals10
Shots on target17
Shots27
Penalties scored5—

Passing

Assists1
Chances created38
Passes1,164
Pass accuracy86%

Possession

Successful dribbles12
Dribble success42.9%
Duels won82
Duels won %49.7%
Fouls won17

Defending

Tackles36
Interceptions25
Blocks6
Fouls committed16

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.