Domestic-league season · Leixoes.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Primeira Ligaat AVS | 13 | 1 | 2 | 648 | 6.59 |
 Segunda Liga | 10 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 6.5 |
Following his move to AVS, Barbosa's current-season form is level with last season (Season 1→2), while his Rating eased 33→19. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 26).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | AVS · 18th | 13 | 1 | 2 | 6.59 | 19 | 2 |
| 2024/25 | Farense · 17th | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6.83 | 33 | 1 |
| 2023/24 | Farense · 10th | 32 | 1 | 1 | 6.74 | 42 | 13 |
| 2022/23 | Tondela · 11th | 33 | 5 | 0 | — | 48 | 18 |
| 2021/22 | Tondela · 17th | 29 | 2 | 2 | 6.65 | 53 | 23 |
| 2020/21 | Tondela · 12th | 30 | 3 | 2 | 6.83 | 61 | 26 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
Rafael Barbosa is a 30-year-old defensive midfielder at Leixoes, rated 19.2 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (4.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 5.08 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Barbosa.
On the season, Barbosa graded 2 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 0 assists and 5.081 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 1 → 2). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 19. At 30 Barbosa is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 6.5 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
5.08 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — high defensive volume across 10 appearances.
Rated 19.2 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as high defensive volume (5.08 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.
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, Barbosa sits on 6.5, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Barbosa's projected Rating — 19.2 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.
No transfer news found for this player.
