Matheus Índio
based on the 2026 season · updated 19 Oct 2026
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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · JEF United Chiba.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 J1 League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 6.3 |
Scout report
Matheus Índio is a 27-year-old central midfielder at JEF United Chiba, rated 36.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 59th of 193 on scout potential in the J1 League. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (38.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.01 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Índio.
Judged on this season alone, Índio graded 18 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 19th of 41 of the 41 central midfielders in the J1 League, on 1 goal, 0 assists and 3.014 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 41 → 18). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2025/26.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 37, top 37% of the 41 central midfielders in the J1 League. At 27 Índio is in his prime years, and a market index of 10.1 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2025/26 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · JEF United Chiba finished 19th of 20 · a relegation-threatened side
3.01 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 8 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. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 38.4% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 36.9, Índio carries the 15th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the J1 League of 41 — though on just 8 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.01 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the J1 League with 600+ minutes this season.
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