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Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Arges Pitesti.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Liga I | 33 | 10 | 6 | 2234 | 6.79 |
Scout report
Ricardo Matos is a 26-year-old centre-forward at Arges Pitesti, enjoying a standout season — 10 goals and 6 assists in 33 appearances, a Season grade of 35, top 8% of Liga I centre-forwards. On long-term scout potential he's rated 30.5, ranking 96th of 317 in the Liga I. In his prime years, he has been a regular starter (62.1% of available minutes). He brings 0.65 goal contributions per 90 (0.4 goals, 0.24 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Matos.
Judged on this season alone, Matos graded 35 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 8% of the 39 centre-forwards in the Liga I, on 10 goals and 6 assists in 33 appearances (0.645 involvements per 90).
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 21 → 35). Across the 5 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 31, top 18% of the 39 centre-forwards in the Liga I. At 26 Matos is in his prime years, and a market index of 6.2 reflects that trajectory.
A career still climbing — Matos is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
Output in context · Arges Pitesti finished 6th of 6 · a relegation-threatened side
10 goals in 33 appearances (0.3 per game) is double figures — and for a relegation-threatened side (6th of 6), a real standout. Weaker sides create and score less, so carrying double-figure output there says more than the raw number alone. He also laid on 6 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 16 goal contributions (0.48 per appearance).
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 62.1% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Final-third output. 0.65 goal contributions per 90 (0.4 goals, 0.24 assists) — productive for the role.
Watch points
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 30.5, Matos carries the 7th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the Liga I (top 18%), and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Arges Pitesti finished 6th of 6) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.65 goal contributions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
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Bars = where he ranks among centre-forwards in the Liga I with 600+ minutes this season.
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