Following his move to Loudoun United, Santos's current-season form is down 72% on last season (Season 36→10), while his Rating eased 13→5. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 49).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Loudoun United · 6th	9	0	1	7.15	5	10
2024/25	DC United · 10th	30	3	3	7.04	13	36
2023/24	DC United · 12th	21	1	1	6.78	11	22
2022/23	Columbus Crew · 8th	29	1	2	6.98	15	38
2021/22	Columbus Crew · 9th	32	4	6	7.09	19	30
2020/21	Columbus Crew · 2nd	26	8	7	7.39	24	49

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.

Scout report

Experienced headBall-winning Defensive midfielder

Pedro Santos is a 38-year-old defensive midfielder at Loudoun United, rated 4.5 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (20.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.81 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 10 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 1 assist and 4.813 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 36 → 10). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 5. At 38 Santos is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.6 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2020/21 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2020/21Trending down

4.5

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

10.1

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

20.1%

Minutes

limited game time

4.81

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · Loudoun United finished 6th of 12 · a mid-table side

4.81

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

4.81 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 9 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.16 goal involvements per 90, useful for a defensive midfielder.
Defensive volume. 4.81 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Game time. Only 20.1% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 38, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 4.5 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.81 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 (0.5× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %20.1%

Available fixtures31 of 31

Goals / 900

Assists / 900.16

Goal contribution / 900.16

Defensive actions / 904.813

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Shot conversion %0

Shot accuracy %9.1

Pass accuracy %75

Cards / 900.642

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 (~2), then tapers with age. At 38, Santos sits on 0.6, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Santos's projected Rating — 4.5 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.