Domestic-league season · GIL Vicente.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Primeira Liga | 33 | 4 | 8 | 2770 | 7.03 |
Following his move to GIL Vicente, Esteves's current-season form is up 74% on last season (Season 31→54), while his Rating eased 57→54. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | GIL Vicente · 6th | 33 | 4 | 8 | 7.03 | 54 | 54 |
| 2024/25 | Nacional · 14th | 33 | 0 | 3 | 6.98 | 57 | 31 |
| 2023/24 | Nacional · 2nd | 33 | 0 | 3 | 6.98 | 52 | 29 |
| 2022/23 | Nacional · 13th | 30 | 3 | 0 | — | 46 | 10 |
| 2021/22 | Guimaraes · 6th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6.45 | 50 | 0 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
Luís Esteves is a 28-year-old defensive midfielder at GIL Vicente, rated 53.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 168th of 316 in the Primeira Liga. An experienced operator, he has been an ever-present this season (90.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.6 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Esteves.
Judged on this season alone, Esteves graded 54 — a standout campaign that ranks top 3% of the 40 defensive midfielders in the Primeira Liga, on 4 goals, 8 assists and 2.599 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 31 → 54). Across the 5 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 54, 23rd of 40 of the 40 defensive midfielders in the Primeira Liga. At 28 Esteves is in his prime years, and a market index of 34.3 reflects that trajectory.
A career still climbing — Esteves is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
2.6 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 11 clean sheets across 33 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (6th of 18) 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 4 goals and 8 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 53.9, Esteves carries the 23rd-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Primeira Liga of 40. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.6 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~57), then tapers with age. At 28, Esteves sits on 34.3, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Esteves's projected Rating — 53.9 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.
No transfer news found for this player.
