Santos's current-season form is level with last season (Season 9→9), while his Rating held around 4. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 50).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Loudoun United · 10th	5	0	0	—	4	9
2025/26	Loudoun United · 6th	9	0	1	7.15	4	9
2024/25	DC United · 10th	30	3	3	7.04	13	37
2023/24	DC United · 12th	21	1	1	6.78	11	22
2022/23	Columbus Crew · 8th	29	1	2	6.98	15	37

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 12 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headBall-winning Central midfielder

Pedro Santos is a 38-year-old central midfielder at Loudoun United, enjoying a standout season — 0 goals and 1 assists in 9 appearances, a Season grade of 9. On long-term scout potential he's rated 3.6. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member (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 9 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 1 assist and 4.813 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 9 → 9). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 4. At 38 Santos is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.2 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 downBreakout: 2024/25

3.6

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

9.3

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

Apps

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 central 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 3.6 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

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 21–27 (~1), then tapers with age. At 38, Santos sits on 0.2, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Santos's projected Rating — 3.6 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 central midfielders in the USL Championship with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists1

Defending

Tackles21

Interceptions4

Blocks5

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4

Red cards0

Transfer history

Loudoun UnitedMar 2025 – nowFree

DC UnitedJan 2023 – Mar 2025Free

Columbus CrewAug 2017 – Jan 2023

SC Braga(back from loan)Jul 2014 – Aug 2017

Rio Ave(on loan)Jan 2014 – Jul 2014

SC Braga(back from loan)Jan 2014 – Jan 2014

FFC Astra Giurgiu(on loan)Sept 2013 – Jan 2014

SC BragaJul 2013 – Sept 2013

Vitoriauntil Jul 2013

About Pedro Santos

Pedro Miguel Martins Santos is a 38-year-old central midfielder who plays for Loudoun United, born on April 22, 1988 in Lisboa, standing 179 cm tall. He is from Portugal. Loudoun United currently sit 10th of 13 in the USL Championship.

This season

In the current season, Pedro Santos has made 5 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 0 minutes, with 2 yellow cards. His season has spanned the USL Championship and the US Open Cup.

Pedro Santos's next match is on August 30, 2026, when Loudoun United face El Paso Locomotive away in the USL Championship.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates Pedro Santos at 3.6 with a Season form score of 9.3. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 5 career titles — among them the Campeones Cup and the MLS. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 17 recorded seasons, Pedro Santos has totalled 397 club appearances with 58 goals and 42 assists for 8 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2018/19, with 33 appearances for Columbus Crew.

Pedro Santos's career has also included time at DC United, Columbus Crew, SC Braga, Rio Ave, FFC Astra Giurgiu and Vitoria.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.