based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026
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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Vizela.
Also this season
Earlier this season at Santa Clara — Primeira Liga: 13 apps, 0g 0a, 1170 min
The headline Season rating covers his time at Vizela; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.
Scout report
Luís Rocha is a 40-year-old central defender at Santa Clara, enjoying a standout season — 0 goals and 0 assists in 13 appearances, a Season grade of 15. On long-term scout potential he's rated 9.2. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option (38.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.08 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 15 for current form (age-blind), on 4 clean sheets and 2.077 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 36 → 15). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 9. At 40 Rocha is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.5 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Santa Clara finished 13th of 18 · a lower-table side
2.08 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 13 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (13th of 18) 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.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 38.2% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Age curve. At 40, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
Rated 9.2 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.08 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.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Segunda Liga with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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