Domestic-league season · Sporting CP.
Missed 3 of Sporting CP's ~34 games this season through 3 injury absences (injured). He still appeared 4 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.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 UEFA Champions League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 6.75 |
 Primeira Liga | 4 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 6.63 |
 Taça de Portugal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 6.95 |
Santos's current-season form is level with last season (Season 2→0), while his Rating eased 32→22. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 50).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Sporting CP · 2nd | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6.63 | 22 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | Sporting CP · 1st | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7.22 | 32 | 2 |
| 2023/24 | Sporting CP · 1st | 32 | 5 | 10 | 7.37 | 51 | 43 |
| 2022/23 | Sporting CP · 4th | 31 | 7 | 5 | 7.32 | 56 | 40 |
| 2021/22 | Sporting CP · 2nd | 32 | 6 | 7 | 7.18 | 62 | 41 |
| 2020/21 | Sporting CP · 1st | 31 | 7 | 12 | 7.09 | 65 | 50 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
Nuno Santos is a 31-year-old full-back at Sporting CP, rated 21.8 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (2.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.3 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Santos.
On the season, Santos graded 0 for current form (age-blind), on 0 clean sheets and 1.304 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 2 → 0). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 22. At 31 Santos is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 3.7 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Santos missed 3 games through injury (injured) out of roughly 34 this season. The 4 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.
1.3 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume across 4 appearances. Behind a title-challenging side (2nd 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 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
Rated 21.8 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.3 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. 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.
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 (~8), then tapers with age. At 31, Santos sits on 3.7, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Santos's projected Rating — 21.8 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.
No transfer news found for this player.
