Rúben Pereira

Following his move to Academico Viseu, Pereira's current-season form is down 50% on last season (Season 12→6), while his Rating eased 44→30. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 24).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Academico Viseu · 2nd	14	1	7.13	30	6
2024/25	Penafiel · 11th	28	0	6.96	44	12
2023/24	Penafiel · 13th	31	2	—	48	24
2022/23	TrofenseLoan · 17th	20	2	—	44	10
2021/22	Pedras SalgadasLoan	7	2	—	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 3 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthBall-winning Central defender

Rúben Pereira is a 28-year-old central defender at Academico Viseu, rated 30.1 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (7.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 5.23 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 6 for current form (age-blind), on 1 clean sheet and 5.228 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 12 → 6). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 30. At 28 Pereira is in his prime years, and a market index of 4.4 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending downRemarkably consistent

30.1

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

5.5

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

7.9%

Minutes

limited game time

5.23

Def. actions / 90

high defensive volume

Output in context · Academico Viseu finished 2nd of 18 · a title-challenging side

5.23

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

5.23 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — high defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 14 appearances. Behind a title-challenging side (2nd of 18) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.37 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central defender.
Defensive volume. 5.23 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Game time. Only 7.9% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 30.1 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as high defensive volume (5.23 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %7.9%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900.373

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.373

Defensive actions / 905.228

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Shot conversion %50

Shot accuracy %66.7

Pass accuracy %87

Dribble success %33.3

Cards / 900.747

Foul involvement / 902.241

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~7), then tapers with age. At 28, Pereira sits on 4.4, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Pereira's projected Rating — 30.1 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.