Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · SC Braga.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Primeira Liga | 28 | 14 | 4 | 2149 | 7.25 |
 UEFA Europa League | 16 | 4 | 4 | 1010 | 7.21 |
Scout report
Ricardo Horta is a 31-year-old attacking midfielder at SC Braga, enjoying a standout season — 14 goals and 4 assists in 28 appearances, a Season grade of 55, top 6% of Primeira Liga attacking midfielders. On long-term scout potential he's rated 35.7, ranking 274th of 317 in the Primeira Liga. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter (70.2% of available minutes). He brings 0.75 goal contributions per 90 (0.59 goals, 0.17 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Horta.
Judged on this season alone, Horta graded 55 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 7% of the 48 attacking midfielders in the Primeira Liga, on 14 goals and 4 assists in 28 appearances (0.754 involvements per 90).
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 50 → 55). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2021/22.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 36, 47th of 48 of the 48 attacking midfielders in the Primeira Liga. At 31 Horta is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 10.2 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · SC Braga finished 4th of 18 · an upper-table side
14 goals in 28 appearances (0.5 per game) — double figures playing for an upper-table side (4th of 18). He also laid on 4 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 18 goal contributions (0.64 per appearance).
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 70.2% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Final-third output. 0.75 goal contributions per 90 (0.59 goals, 0.17 assists) — productive for the role.
Watch points
- Defensive numbers. Modest 1.84 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
- Age curve. At 31, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 35.7, Horta carries the 47th-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the Primeira Liga of 48. In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.75 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
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