Following his move to Mamelodi Sundowns, Santos's current-season form is down 57% on last season (Season 35→15), while his Rating eased 64→1. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 37).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Mamelodi Sundowns · 2nd	18	2	5	7.03	1	15
2025/26	Guimaraes · 9th	5	0	1	6.52	40	3
2024/25	Guimaraes · 6th	33	3	4	6.91	64	35
2023/24	Guimaraes · 5th	27	2	4	6.76	60	18
2023/24	Crown Legacy	1	1	0	—	—	—
2023/24	Charlotte · 9th	5	0	0	6.78	34	2
2022/23	Charlotte · 9th	4	1	0	6.75	36	3
2021/22	Pacos FerreiraLoan · 11th	31	5	1	6.73	66	37

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 2 earlier seasons and 8 youth-team spells in the full career.

Portugal · international

Side	Apps	G
Portugal U20	2	0
Portugal U19	4	0
Portugal U17	5	0

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

Scout report

Squad depthGoal-getting Centre-forward

Nuno Santos is a 27-year-old centre-forward at Mamelodi Sundowns, enjoying a standout season — 2 goals and 5 assists in 18 appearances, a Season grade of 15, top 39% of Premier Soccer League centre-forwards. On long-term scout potential he's rated 1.3, ranking 134th of 295 in the Premier Soccer League. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option (41% of available minutes). He brings 0.57 goal contributions per 90 (0.16 goals, 0.41 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Santos.

Judged on this season alone, Santos graded 15 — a solid campaign that ranks top 39% of the 36 centre-forwards in the Premier Soccer League, on 2 goals and 5 assists in 18 appearances (0.569 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 35 → 15). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 1, 16th of 36 of the 36 centre-forwards in the Premier Soccer League. At 27 Santos is in his prime years, and a market index of 0 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

Read the full career report →

Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2021/22Holding levelBreakout: 2024/255 clubs

Current potential16th of 36 centre-forwards · Premier Soccer League Current seasonTop 39% centre-forwards · Premier Soccer League14th-best centre-forward in the Premier Soccer League134th in the Premier Soccer League · potential16th-highest potential centre-forward in the Premier Soccer League

1.3

Ratingi

16th of 36 centre-forwards

14.9

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

41%

Minutes

rotation minutes

0.57

Goal contrib / 90

strong end product

Output in context · Mamelodi Sundowns finished 2nd of 16 · a title-challenging side

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.11

Goals / app

2 goals in 18 appearances (0.11 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. He also laid on 5 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 7 goal contributions (0.39 per appearance).

Strengths

Final-third output. 0.57 goal contributions per 90 (0.16 goals, 0.41 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

Game time. Only 41% 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 1.3, Santos carries the 16th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the Premier Soccer League of 36. In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.57 goal contributions 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.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %41%

Available fixtures30 of 30

Goals / 900.163

Assists / 900.407

Goal contribution / 900.569

Defensive actions / 901.626

Player flow

Goal involvements7

Cards / 900.163

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 17–37 (~0), then tapers with age. At 27, Santos sits on 0, at or near its peak. The blue line is Santos's projected Rating — 1.3 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 centre-forwards in the Premier Soccer League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals2

Passing

Assists5

Defending

Tackles13

Interceptions5

Blocks2

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2

Red cards0

Transfer history

Mamelodi Sundowns2025/26 – now

Guimaraes2023/24 – 2025/26

Crown Legacy(on loan)2022/23 – 2023/24

Charlotte2022/23 – 2022/23

Benfica(back from loan)2022/23 – 2022/23

Pacos Ferreira(on loan)2021/22 – 2022/23

Moreirense(on loan)2019/20 – 2021/22

Benficauntil 2019/20

About Nuno Santos

Nuno Miguel Valente Santos is a 27-year-old centre-forward who plays for Mamelodi Sundowns, born on March 2, 1999 in Porto, standing 179 cm tall. He is from Portugal. Mamelodi Sundowns currently sit 2nd of 16 in the Premier Soccer League.

This season

In the current season, Nuno Santos has made 18 appearances with 2 goals and 5 assists across 1,107 minutes, averaging a 6.52 match rating over his last 5 rated games, with 2 yellow cards. His season has spanned the Premier Soccer League, the CAF Champions League and the Primeira Liga. Though primarily a centre-forward, he has also lined up in midfield this season.

When Nuno Santos plays, Mamelodi Sundowns's record this season is 2W-1D-2L.

Recent matches

September 14, 2025: 2-0 win away at Estrela (15 minutes, 6.9 rating)
August 30, 2025: 1-1 draw at home vs Arouca (20 minutes, 6.7 rating)
August 23, 2025: 0-2 loss away at Moreirense (57 minutes, 6.2 rating)
August 16, 2025: 3-2 win at home vs Estoril (75 minutes, 1 assist, 6.6 rating)
August 11, 2025: 0-3 loss away at FC Porto (56 minutes, 6.2 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates Nuno Santos at 1.3 with a Season form score of 14.9, ranking 134th of 295 centre-forwards in the Premier Soccer League. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 6 career titles — among them the Júniores U19 and the UEFA U19 Championship. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 9 recorded seasons, Nuno Santos has totalled 247 club appearances with 39 goals and 17 assists for 10 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2024/25, with 33 appearances for Guimaraes.

Nuno Santos's career has also included time at Guimaraes, Crown Legacy, Charlotte, Benfica, Pacos Ferreira and Moreirense.

On the international stage, Nuno Santos has represented Portugal U20, Portugal U19, Portugal U17 — 11 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Also this season

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Mamelodi Sundowns finished 2nd of 16 · a title-challenging side

Strengths

Watch points