Domestic-league season · Sao Paulo.
Missed 24 of Sao Paulo's ~38 games this season through 24 injury absences (lung contusion, contusion). He still appeared 12 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.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Serie A | 12 | 1 | 0 | 781 | 6.87 |
 CONMEBOL Libertadores | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 7.3 |
Gustavo's current-season form is down 13% on last season (Season 31→27), while his Rating eased 16→12. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 54).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Sao Paulo · 8th | 12 | 1 | 0 | 6.87 | 12 | 27 |
| 2024/25 | Sao Paulo · 6th | 28 | 2 | 1 | 7.04 | 16 | 31 |
| 2022/23 | Al-Nassr · 2nd | 29 | 5 | 4 | 7.25 | 24 | 54 |
| 2021/22 | Fenerbahçe · 2nd | 22 | 1 | 0 | 6.93 | 13 | 19 |
| 2020/21 | Fenerbahçe · 3rd | 34 | 1 | 1 | 7.01 | 18 | 28 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
Luiz Gustavo is a 38-year-old central midfielder at Sao Paulo, rated 12.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 418th of 427 in the Serie A. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option this season (45.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.72 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Gustavo.
Judged on this season alone, Gustavo graded 27 — a solid campaign that ranks top 34% of the 69 central midfielders in the Serie A, on 1 goal, 0 assists and 4.725 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 31 → 27). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2022/23.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 12, 68th of 69 of the 69 central midfielders in the Serie A. At 38 Gustavo is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 4.1 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Gustavo missed 24 games through injury (lung contusion, contusion) out of roughly 38 this season. The 12 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.
Past his 2022/23 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
4.72 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 12 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 12.4, Gustavo carries the 68th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Serie A of 69 — though on just 12 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.72 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.
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 (~16), then tapers with age. At 38, Gustavo sits on 4.1, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Gustavo's projected Rating — 12.4 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.
€49.5M total transfer fees · 9 moves
No transfer news found for this player.
