Luís Rocha

Rocha's current-season form is down 78% on last season (Season 36→8), while his Rating eased 18→5. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 54).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Santa Clara · 13th	13	0	6.55	5	8
2024/25	Santa Clara · 5th	31	0	6.84	18	36
2023/24	Santa Clara · 1st	31	0	6.84	19	54
2022/23	Moreirense · 1st	30	1	—	19	28
2021/22	Chaves · 3rd	27	2	—	17	18
2020/21	Chaves · 6th	32	5	—	22	17

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.

Scout report

Experienced headCentral defender

Luís Rocha is a 39-year-old central defender at Vizela, rated 4.6 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (14.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Rocha.

On the season, Rocha graded 8 for current form (age-blind), on 2 clean sheets and 3 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 36 → 8). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 5. At 39 Rocha is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.8 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending downBreakout: 2023/24Stepped up 2024/25

4.6

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

8.1

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

14.7%

Minutes

limited game time

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Vizela finished 4th of 18 · an upper-table side

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 13 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (4th 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 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.2 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central defender.

Watch points

Game time. Only 14.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 39, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 4.6 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.5× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %14.7%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900.2

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.2

Defensive actions / 903

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Shot conversion %100

Shot accuracy %16.7

Pass accuracy %86

Cards / 900.6

Foul involvement / 901

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

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 (~3), then tapers with age. At 39, Rocha sits on 0.8, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Rocha's projected Rating — 4.6 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.