Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Santos.
Scout report
Rafael Gonzaga is a 18-year-old central defender at Santos, rated 56.7 overall by Field Insider's model. A teenage prospect, he has been a fringe squad member this season (2.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 8 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Gonzaga.
On the season, Gonzaga graded 2 for current form (age-blind), on 0 clean sheets and 8 defensive actions per 90.
We hold a single season for Gonzaga, so there's no year-on-year comparison to draw yet — the read above is this campaign only.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 57. At 18 Gonzaga is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 20.2 reflects that trajectory.
Output in context · Santos finished 15th of 20 · a lower-table side
8 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — high defensive volume across 1 appearance. Doing that for a lower-table side (15th 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. 8 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
- Ceiling. High potential at just 18 — room to grow into a bigger role.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 2.5% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Outlook
Rated 56.7 overall — a solid contributor and squad regular. Defensively he reads as high defensive volume (8 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). At 18 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (100/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow. With this floor already at 18, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
