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Samir

Experienced headAl Najma · 31 yrsNow at Al-DhafraTransferred to Al-Dhafra

based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameSamir Caetano de Souza Santos
PositionCentre-back
NationalityBrazil
Age31
Date of birth5 Dec 1994
BirthplaceRio de Janeiro
Height189 cm
Shirt number#3
ClubAl Najma
Centre-back
30
Appearances
3
Goals
1
Assists
2626
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Al Najma.

Also this season

On loan at MazatlánLiga MX: 3 apps, 0g 0a, 270 min

The headline Season rating covers his time at Al Najma; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.

Scout report

Experienced headCentral defender

Samir is a 31-year-old central defender at Al Najma, rated 27.9 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been an ever-present this season (85.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.98 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Samir.

On the season, Samir graded 19 for current form (age-blind), on 3 clean sheets and 2.982 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 13 → 19). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 28. At 31 Samir is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 4.2 reflects that trajectory.

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Past his 2020/21 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2020/21Trending down5 clubs
27.9
Ratingi
below regular-starter level
18.8
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
85.8%
Minutes
near ever-present
2.98
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Al Najma finished 18th of 18 · a relegation-threatened side

30
Apps
2.98
Def. / 90
37
Tackles
21
Interceptions
3
Clean sheets

2.98 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 30 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (18th of 18) 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 3 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 85.8% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

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

Rated 27.9 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.98 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.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Pro League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals3

Passing

Assists1

Defending

Tackles37
Interceptions21
Blocks29

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.