based on the 2025/26 season · updated 20 Aug 2026
Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Sporting CP.
Scout report
Pote is a 28-year-old attacking midfielder at Sporting CP, enjoying a standout season — 12 goals and 8 assists in 26 appearances, a Season grade of 55. On long-term scout potential he's rated 50.6, ranking 39th of 76 in the Primeira Liga. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter (63.7% of available minutes). He brings 0.92 goal contributions per 90 (0.55 goals, 0.37 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Pote.
On the season, Pote graded 55 for current form (age-blind), on 12 goals and 8 assists in 26 appearances (0.924 involvements per 90).
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 25 → 55). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 51. At 28 Pote is in his prime years, and a market index of 19.3 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2020/21 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Sporting CP finished 2nd of 18 · a title-challenging side
12 goals in 26 appearances (0.46 per game) — double figures playing for a title-challenging side (2nd of 18). He also laid on 8 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 20 goal contributions (0.77 per appearance).
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 63.7% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Final-third output. 0.92 goal contributions per 90 (0.55 goals, 0.37 assists) — productive for the role.
Watch points
- Defensive numbers. Modest 1.11 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
Outlook
Rated 50.6 overall — a solid contributor and squad regular. In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.92 goal contributions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among attacking midfielders in the Primeira Liga with 600+ minutes this season.
