Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Juventude.
Injury-affected season
Missed 13 of Juventude's ~38 games this season through 13 injury absences (pubis bone contusion, adductor, injury). He still appeared 18 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Serie A | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1485 | 6.94 |
Scout report
Rodrigo Sam is a 31-year-old central defender at Juventude, rated 32.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 279th of 413 on scout potential in the Serie A. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter this season (66% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.06 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Sam.
Judged on this season alone, Sam graded 27 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 28th of 68 of the 68 centre-backs in the Serie A, on 3 clean sheets and 4.061 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 11 → 27).
On long-term talent our Rating reads 32, 45th of 68 of the 68 centre-backs in the Serie A. At 31 Sam is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 9.7 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Sam missed 13 games through injury (pubis bone contusion, adductor, injury) out of roughly 38 this season. The 18 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.
A career still climbing — Sam is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
Output in context · Juventude finished 19th of 20 · a relegation-threatened side
4.06 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 18 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (19th 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. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 66% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Defensive volume. 4.06 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- 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 32.2, Sam carries the 45th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Serie A of 68, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Juventude finished 19th of 20) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.06 tackles, blocks & interceptions 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
No transfer news found for this player.
