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Full nameMateus Carvalho dos Santos
PositionDefensive midfielder
NationalityBrazil
Age24
Date of birth18 Mar 2002
BirthplaceTucuruí
Height174 cm
Shirt number#85
ClubVasco DA Gama
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Defensive midfielder

Season stats

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19
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
617
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Vasco DA Gama.

Scout report

Squad depthBall-winning Defensive midfielder

Mateus Cocão is a 24-year-old defensive midfielder at Vasco DA Gama, rated 57.1 overall by Field Insider's model. An emerging talent, he has been a rotation option this season (36.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.52 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Cocão.

On the season, Cocão graded 13 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 0 assists and 4.522 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 11 → 12). Across the 3 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 57. At 24 Cocão is in his prime years, and a market index of 27.1 reflects that trajectory.

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

Peak: 2025/26Trending upRemarkably consistent
57.1
Ratingi
a solid contributor and squad regular
12.8
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
36.1%
Minutes
rotation minutes
4.52
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Vasco DA Gama finished 19th of 20 · a relegation-threatened side

19
Apps
4.52
Def. / 90
18
Tackles
11
Interceptions
1
Clean sheets

4.52 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet 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.

Strengths

  • Defensive volume. 4.52 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 36.1% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

Rated 57.1 overall — a solid contributor and squad regular. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.52 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead. Doing it for a lesser side, he profiles as a value buy for a club higher up the table.

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

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the Serie A with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0
Shots5

Passing

Assists0
Chances created1
Passes484

Possession

Successful dribbles3
Dribble success50%
Duels won34
Duels won %50%
Fouls won5

Defending

Tackles18
Interceptions11
Blocks2
Fouls committed15

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.