Domestic-league season · Boluspor.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 1. Lig | 32 | 2 | 4 | 2065 | 6.82 |
Following his move to Boluspor, Balbúrdia's current-season form is up 200% on last season (Season 9→27), while his Rating eased 43→34. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.
Mário Balbúrdia is a 28-year-old defensive midfielder at Boluspor, rated 34.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 373rd of 720 in the 1. Lig. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter this season (60.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.14 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Balbúrdia.
Judged on this season alone, Balbúrdia graded 27 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 38th of 86 of the 86 defensive midfielders in the 1. Lig, on 2 goals, 4 assists and 2.136 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 9 → 27). Across the 3 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 34, 47th of 86 of the 86 defensive midfielders in the 1. Lig. At 28 Balbúrdia is in his prime years, and a market index of 13.2 reflects that trajectory.
A career still climbing — Balbúrdia is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
2.14 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 32 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (15th 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. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 4 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 34.4, Balbúrdia carries the 47th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the 1. Lig of 86, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Boluspor finished 15th 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 (2.14 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).
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 (~22), then tapers with age. At 28, Balbúrdia sits on 13.2, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Balbúrdia's projected Rating — 34.4 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.
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