ratings updated 20 Aug 2026
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Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Sport Recife.
Scout report
Sérgio Oliveira is a 34-year-old central midfielder at Sport Recife, enjoying a standout season — 1 goals and 1 assists in 23 appearances, a Season grade of 15, top 82% of Serie A central midfielders. On long-term scout potential he's rated 13.5, ranking 307th of 318 in the Serie A. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member (29.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.7 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Oliveira.
Judged on this season alone, Oliveira graded 15 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 54th of 66 of the 66 central midfielders in the Serie A, on 1 goal, 1 assist and 2.703 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 2 → 15). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 14, 65th of 66 of the 66 central midfielders in the Serie A. At 34 Oliveira is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 3.2 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Sport Recife finished 20th of 20 · a relegation-threatened side
2.7 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 23 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (20th 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 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.18 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 29.2% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Age curve. At 34, 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 13.5, Oliveira carries the 65th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Serie A of 66, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Sport Recife finished 20th 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 moderate defensive volume (2.7 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
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Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Serie A with 600+ minutes this season.
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