Ricardo Pereira
based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026
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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Leicester.
Scout report
Ricardo Pereira is a 32-year-old central defender at Leicester, enjoying a standout season — 2 goals and 1 assists in 37 appearances, a Season grade of 34. On long-term scout potential he's rated 28.2. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter (67.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 5.62 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Pereira.
On the season, Pereira graded 34 for current form (age-blind), on 4 clean sheets and 5.615 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 4 → 34). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 28. At 32 Pereira is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 8.7 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Leicester finished 23rd of 24 · a relegation-threatened side
5.62 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — high defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 37 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (23rd of 24) 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. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 67.4% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Defensive volume. 5.62 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Age curve. At 32, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
Rated 28.2 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as high defensive volume (5.62 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.8× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the League One with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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