Mauro Júnior

Júnior's current-season form is level with last season (Season 34→34), while his Rating held around 61. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 36).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	PSV Eindhoven · 2nd	3	0	1	7.17	61	34
2025/26	PSV Eindhoven · 1st	26	1	9	7.15	61	34
2024/25	PSV Eindhoven · 1st	25	0	6	7.12	71	30
2023/24	PSV Eindhoven · 1st	16	1	0	7.02	62	23
2022/23	PSV Eindhoven · 2nd	6	0	0	6.47	58	5

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 5 earlier seasons and 2 youth-team spells in the full career.

Brazil · international

Side	Apps	G
Brazil U17	4	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Key starterCreative Full-back

Mauro Júnior is a 27-year-old full-back at PSV Eindhoven, rated 60.9 overall by Field Insider's model. In his prime years, he has been a regular starter this season (68.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.49 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Júnior.

On the season, Júnior graded 34 for current form (age-blind), on 5 clean sheets and 4.487 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 34 → 34). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 61. At 27 Júnior is in his prime years, and a market index of 28.1 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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

Peak: 2021/22Trending upBreakout: 2021/22Remarkably consistentInjury-hit 2025/26

60.9

Ratingi

a strong, regular top-tier starter

33.5

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

68.2%

Minutes

a regular starter

4.49

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · PSV Eindhoven finished 1st of 18 · a title-challenging side

Apps

4.49

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

4.49 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 26 appearances. Behind a title-challenging side (1st of 18) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 9 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 68.2% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.43 goal involvements per 90, useful for a full-back.
Creativity. 0.39 assists per 90 — a genuine creative outlet.
Defensive volume. 4.49 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

Rated 60.9 overall — a strong, regular top-tier starter. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.49 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. 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.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %68.2%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900.043

Assists / 900.388

Goal contribution / 900.431

Defensive actions / 904.487

Player flow

Goal involvements10

Cards / 900.086

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

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 (~28), then tapers with age. At 27, Júnior sits on 28.1, at or near its peak. The blue line is Júnior's projected Rating — 60.9 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.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among full-backs in the Eredivisie with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists9

Defending

Tackles62

Interceptions37

Blocks5

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2

Red cards0

Transfer history

PSV Eindhoven(back from loan)Jul 2020 – now

Heracles(on loan)Jul 2019 – Jul 2020

PSV EindhovenJul 2017 – Jul 2019

DDesportivo Brasiluntil Jul 2017

About Mauro Júnior

Mauro Jaqueson Júnior Ferreira dos Santos is a 27-year-old full-back who plays for PSV Eindhoven, born on May 6, 1999 in Palmital, standing 171 cm tall. He is from Brazil.

This season

In the current season, Mauro Júnior has made 3 appearances with 0 goals and 1 assist across 255 minutes, averaging a 7.17 match rating over his last 3 rated games.

Recent matches

August 23, 2026: 5-1 win at home vs Groningen (75 minutes, 1 assist, 7.2 rating)
August 15, 2026: 2-1 win away at Excelsior (90 minutes, 6.3 rating)
August 8, 2026: 2-2 draw at home vs Fortuna Sittard (90 minutes, 8 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates Mauro Júnior at 60.9 with a Season form score of 33.5. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 14 career titles — among them the Super Cup and the Eredivisie. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 10 recorded seasons, Mauro Júnior has totalled 199 club appearances with 21 goals and 27 assists for 4 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2021/22, with 27 appearances for PSV Eindhoven.

Mauro Júnior's career has also included time at Heracles and DDesportivo Brasil.

On the international stage, Mauro Júnior has represented Brazil U17 — 4 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.