Domestic-league season · Polokwane City.
Surprise Manthosi is a 20-year-old central defender at Polokwane City, rated 1.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 86th of 290 in the Premier Soccer League and 1015th of 1023 U-21 players tracked. A young player, he has been a fringe squad member this season (27.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.73 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Manthosi.
Judged on this season alone, Manthosi graded 4 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 64th of 67 of the 67 centre-backs in the Premier Soccer League, on 0 clean sheets and 3.725 defensive actions per 90.
We hold a single season for Manthosi, so there's no year-on-year comparison to draw yet — the read above is this campaign only.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 2, top 30% of the 67 centre-backs in the Premier Soccer League. At 20 Manthosi is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 0 reflects that trajectory.
No league appearances recorded this season, so there's no output sample to read yet.
With a Rating of 1.5, Manthosi carries the 20th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Premier Soccer League of 67 — though on just 0 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.73 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). At 20 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (98/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 17–37 (~0), then tapers with age. At 20, Manthosi sits on 0, at or near its peak. The blue line is Manthosi's projected Rating — 1.5 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.
No transfer news found for this player.
