Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Nagoya Grampus.
Injury-affected season
Missed 6 of Nagoya Grampus's ~38 games this season through 6 injury absences (sprained ankle). He still appeared 25 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.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 J1 League | 25 | 5 | 2 | 1655 | 7.07 |
 J-League Cup | 1 | 1 | 0 | 44 | — |
Scout report
Mateus is a 31-year-old attacking midfielder at Nagoya Grampus, enjoying a standout season — 5 goals and 2 assists in 25 appearances, a Season grade of 26, top 27% of J1 League attacking midfielders. On long-term scout potential he's rated 25.9, ranking 259th of 377 in the J1 League. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option (57.5% of available minutes). He brings 0.38 goal contributions per 90 (0.27 goals, 0.11 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Mateus.
Judged on this season alone, Mateus graded 26 — a strong campaign that ranks top 28% of the 51 attacking midfielders in the J1 League, on 5 goals and 2 assists in 25 appearances (0.381 involvements per 90).
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 3 → 26). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 26, 38th of 51 of the 51 attacking midfielders in the J1 League. At 31 Mateus is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 5.3 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Mateus missed 6 games through injury (sprained ankle) out of roughly 38 this season. The 25 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.
Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Nagoya Grampus finished 16th of 20 · a lower-table side
5 goals in 25 appearances (0.2 per game), a meaningful share of the load for a lower-table side. Add 2 assists for 7 goal contributions in all.
Strengths
- Final-third output. 0.38 goal contributions per 90 (0.27 goals, 0.11 assists) — productive for the role.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 57.5% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Defensive numbers. Modest 0.92 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
- Age curve. At 31, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 25.9, Mateus carries the 38th-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the J1 League of 51, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Nagoya Grampus finished 16th of 20) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.38 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
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