M. Lemos

Lemos's current-season form is down 75% on last season (Season 8→2), while his Rating eased 41→26. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 47).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Penarol	6	0	6.63	—	—
2025/26	Vasco DA Gama · 14th	10	0	7.17	26	2
2024/25	Vasco DA Gama · 10th	38	0	6.81	41	8
2024/25	Atletico-MG	4	0	6.9	—	—
2023/24	Atletico-MG · 3rd	27	1	7.17	57	47
2022/23	Fenerbahçe · 2nd	4	0	6.3	35	0

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 9 earlier seasons in the full career.

Uruguay · international

Side	Apps	G
Uruguay	3	0
Uruguay U20	7	1

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

Scout report

Squad depthBall-winning Central defender

M. Lemos is a 30-year-old central defender at Vasco DA Gama, rated 26.2 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (7.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.8 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Lemos.

On the season, Lemos graded 2 for current form (age-blind), on 0 clean sheets and 4.795 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 8 → 2). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 26. At 30 Lemos is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 6.2 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending downBreakout: 2023/24StreakyInjury-hit 2025/264 clubs

26.2

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

2.4

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

7.1%

Minutes

limited game time

4.8

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · Vasco DA Gama finished 14th of 20 · a lower-table side

Apps

4.8

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

4.8 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume across 10 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (14th of 20) 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.

Strengths

Defensive volume. 4.8 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Game time. Only 7.1% 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 26.2 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.8 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %7.1%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 904.795

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Cards / 900

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 (~13), then tapers with age. At 30, Lemos sits on 6.2, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Lemos's projected Rating — 26.2 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.

Transfer history

€3.5M total transfer fees · 13 moves

PPenarolFeb 2026 – nowFree

Vasco DA Gamauntil Feb 2026

Free agentDec 2025 – Feb 2026Free

Vasco DA GamaJan 2025 – Dec 2025Free Transfer

Atletico-MGFeb 2023 – Jan 2025

Fenerbahçe(back from loan)Jul 2022 – Feb 2023

BBeerschot Wilrijk(on loan)Aug 2021 – Jul 2022

FenerbahçeAug 2020 – Aug 2021€ 1.5M

Las Palmas(back from loan)Jul 2019 – Aug 2020

Sassuolo(on loan)Jul 2018 – Jul 2019

Sassuolo(on loan)Jan 2018 – Jul 2018

Las PalmasJul 2016 – Jan 2018€ 2M

Las Palmas(on loan)Jan 2016 – Jul 2016

RubinJan 2016 – Jan 2016

DDefensor Sportinguntil Jan 2016

About M. Lemos

Paolo Mauricio Lemos Merladett is a 30-year-old centre-back who plays for Vasco DA Gama, born on December 28, 1995 in Rivera, standing 187 cm tall. He is from Uruguay. Vasco DA Gama currently sit 19th of 20 in the Serie A.

This season

In the current season, M. Lemos has made 10 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 244 minutes.

M. Lemos's next match is on August 30, 2026, when Vasco DA Gama face Cruzeiro at home in the Serie A.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates M. Lemos at 26.2 with a Season form score of 2.4. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 5 career titles — among them the Mineiro 1 and the Pan American Games. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 14 recorded seasons, M. Lemos has totalled 276 club appearances with 9 goals and 0 assists for 9 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2024/25, with 38 appearances for Vasco DA Gama.

M. Lemos's career has also included time at PPenarol, Atletico-MG, Fenerbahçe, BBeerschot Wilrijk, Las Palmas, Sassuolo, Rubin and DDefensor Sporting.

On the international stage, M. Lemos has represented Uruguay and Uruguay U20 — 10 caps and 1 goal in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Vasco DA Gama finished 14th of 20 · a lower-table side

Strengths

Watch points