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Full nameLuis Guilherme Lira dos Santos
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalityBrazil
Age20
Date of birth9 Feb 2006
BirthplaceAracaju
Height178 cm
Shirt number#31
ClubSporting CP
Central midfielderalso played FWD
13
Appearances
1
Goals
0
Assists
634
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Sporting CP.

Injury-affected season

Missed 4 of Sporting CP's ~34 games this season through 4 injury absences (broken collarbone). He still appeared 13 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.

Also this season

Earlier this season at West HamPremier League: 5 apps, 0g 0a, 121 min

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

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Primeira Liga13106346.92
Taça de Portugal4102247.15
Premier Leagueat West Ham5001216.42
UEFA Champions League100806.3
Premier League Summer Seriesat West Ham200416.3

Scout report

Squad depthCentral midfielder

Luis Guilherme is a 20-year-old central midfielder at Sporting CP, rated 60.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 90th of 336 on scout potential in the Primeira Liga and 197th of 985 U-21 players tracked. A young player, he has been a fringe squad member this season (20.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.42 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Guilherme.

Judged on this season alone, Guilherme graded 8 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 69th of 75 of the 75 central midfielders in the Primeira Liga, on 1 goal, 0 assists and 1.42 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 3 → 8). Across the 3 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 60, top 24% of the 75 central midfielders in the Primeira Liga. At 20 Guilherme is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 19.6 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Guilherme missed 4 games through injury (broken collarbone) out of roughly 34 this season. The 13 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.

From the career report
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A career still climbing — Guilherme is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending up
Current potential18th of 75 central midfielders · Primeira Liga · 13 appsCurrent season69th of 75 central midfielders · Primeira Liga · 13 apps69th-best central midfielder in the Primeira Liga90th in the Primeira Liga · potential18th-highest potential central midfielder in the Primeira Liga197th-highest potential U-21 tracked
60.4
Ratingi
18th of 75 central midfielders
8
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
20.7%
Minutes
limited game time
1.42
Def. actions / 90
light defensive volume

Output in context · Sporting CP finished 2nd of 18 · a title-challenging side

1.42
Def. / 90
7
Tackles
3
Interceptions
3
Clean sheets

1.42 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 13 appearances. Behind a title-challenging side (2nd 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

  • Ceiling. High potential at just 20 — room to grow into a bigger role.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 20.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

With a Rating of 60.4, Guilherme carries the 18th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Primeira Liga of 75 — though on just 13 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.42 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). At 20 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (98/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow. With this floor already at 20, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.

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

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Primeira Liga with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1
Shots on target3
Shots8

Passing

Assists0
Chances created15
Passes278
Pass accuracy88%

Possession

Successful dribbles13
Dribble success56.5%
Duels won35
Duels won %53.8%
Fouls won13

Defending

Tackles7
Interceptions3
Fouls committed4

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.