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Centre-backBrazilSerie A

Newton

Squad depthSao Paulo · 26 yrsFringe playerNew signing
45.5
20.5%
Ratingi
18.4
±0%
Seasoni
22.6
Valuei

based on the 2025 season · updated 22 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameNewton Araújo da Costa Júnior
PositionCentre-back
NationalityBrazil
Age26
Date of birth12 Mar 2000
BirthplaceSalvador
Height
Shirt number#28
ClubSao Paulo
More about Newton →
Centre-backalso played MID

Season stats

Full career & schedule →
7
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
416
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Sao Paulo.

Also this season

On loan at Botafogo — Carioca - 1: 10 apps, 0g 0a, 781 min

On loan at Botafogo — Copa Do Brasil: 3 apps, 0g 0a, 370 min

On loan at Botafogo — CONMEBOL Recopa: 2 apps, 0g 0a, 100 min

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

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Serie Aat Botafogo7004166.56
CONMEBOL Libertadoresat Botafogo4003606.78
Carioca - 1at Botafogo5002946.72
CONMEBOL Sudamericanaat Botafogo2101066.95

Scout report

Squad depthCentral defender

Newton is a 26-year-old central defender at Botafogo, rated 47.6 overall by Field Insider's model. In his prime years, he has been a fringe squad member this season (1.5% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Newton.

On the season, Newton graded 0 for current form (age-blind), on 7 clean sheets and 0 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 18 → 7). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 48. At 26 Newton is in his prime years, and a market index of 22.6 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2024/25Trending down
47.6
Ratingi
a solid contributor and squad regular
0
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
1.5%
Minutes
limited game time
0
Def. actions / 90
light defensive volume

Output in context · Botafogo finished 6th of 20 · an upper-table side

25
Apps
0
Def. / 90
28
Tackles
21
Interceptions
7
Clean sheets

0 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 7 clean sheets across 25 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (6th of 20) 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 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 1.5% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

Rated 47.6 overall — a solid contributor and squad regular. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (0 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 centre-backs in the Serie A with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles28
Interceptions21
Blocks5

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards5
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.