ratings updated 20 Aug 2026
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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Juventude.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Serie B | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1426 | 7.18 |
 Copa Do Brasil | 5 | 1 | 2 | 226 | 7.77 |
Scout report
Marcos Paulo is a 23-year-old central defender at Juventude, rated 59.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 87th of 311 on scout potential in the Serie A. An emerging talent, he has been a rotation option this season (40.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.9 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Paulo.
Judged on this season alone, Paulo graded 13 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 52nd of 63 of the 63 centre-backs in the Serie A, on 3 clean sheets and 2.903 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 1 → 13).
On long-term talent our Rating reads 60, top 24% of the 63 centre-backs in the Serie A. At 23 Paulo is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 28.4 reflects that trajectory.
Output in context · Juventude finished 19th of 20 · a relegation-threatened side
2.9 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 19 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (19th of 20) 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 40.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Outlook
With a Rating of 59.7, Paulo carries the 15th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Serie A (top 24%), and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Juventude finished 19th of 20) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.9 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 23, 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 centre-backs in the Serie A with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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