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Defensive midfielderPortugalSegunda Liga

Miguel Sousa

Squad depthLeixoes · 27 yrsNot playing
30.3
42.1%
Ratingi
0.6
93.7%
Seasoni
15.3
Valuei

based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameMiguel Ferreira de Sousa
PositionDefensive midfielder
NationalityPortugal
Age27
Date of birth19 Sept 1998
BirthplaceAlmada
Height176 cm
Shirt number#20
ClubLeixoes
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Defensive midfielder

Season stats

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12
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
60
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Leixoes.

Also this season

Earlier this season at Casa Pia — Primeira Liga: 12 apps, 0g 2a, 337 min

The headline Season rating covers his time at Leixoes; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.

Scout report

Squad depthCreative Defensive midfielder

Miguel Sousa is a 27-year-old defensive midfielder at Casa Pia, rated 40.1 overall by Field Insider's model. In his prime years, he has been a fringe squad member this season (10.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.21 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Sousa.

On the season, Sousa graded 8 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 2 assists and 3.205 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 10 → 8). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 40. At 27 Sousa is in his prime years, and a market index of 15.3 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2024/25Holding levelRemarkably consistentStepped up 2024/25
40.1
Ratingi
developing / rotation level
7.6
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
10.4%
Minutes
limited game time
3.21
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Casa Pia finished 16th of 18 · a relegation-threatened side

12
Apps
3.21
Def. / 90
10
Tackles
2
Interceptions
1
Clean sheets

3.21 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 12 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (16th of 18) 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 0 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.53 goal involvements per 90, useful for a defensive midfielder.
  • Creativity. 0.53 assists per 90 — a genuine creative outlet.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 10.4% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 40.1 overall — developing / rotation level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.21 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.

Season statistics

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

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists2

Defending

Tackles10
Interceptions2

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.