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Full nameTomás Pochettino
PositionAttacking midfielder
NationalityArgentina
Age30
Date of birth1 Feb 1996
BirthplaceRafaela
Height178 cm
Shirt number#7
ClubFortaleza EC
Attacking midfielderalso played FWD
26
Appearances
3
Goals
4
Assists
1553
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Fortaleza EC.

Injury-affected season

Missed 10 of Fortaleza EC's ~38 games this season through 10 injury absences (inner ligament stretch of the, inactive, tendon). He still appeared 26 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

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Serie A263415537.02
Copa do Nordeste700330
Cearense - 1610321
CONMEBOL Libertadores4001966.68
Copa Do Brasil100727.2

Scout report

Project playerAttacking midfielder

T. Pochettino is a 30-year-old attacking midfielder at Fortaleza EC, rated 40.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 235th of 413 on scout potential in the Serie A. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter this season (61.6% of available minutes). He brings 0.41 goal contributions per 90 (0.17 goals, 0.23 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Pochettino.

Judged on this season alone, Pochettino graded 30 — a solid campaign that ranks top 32% of the 57 attacking midfielders in the Serie A, on 3 goals and 4 assists in 26 appearances (0.406 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 31 → 30). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 41, 32nd of 57 of the 57 attacking midfielders in the Serie A. At 30 Pochettino is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 11.9 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Pochettino missed 10 games through injury (inner ligament stretch of the, inactive, tendon) out of roughly 38 this season. The 26 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.

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Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2020/21Holding levelBreakout: 2023/24Injury-hit 2025/264 clubs
Current potential32nd of 57 attacking midfielders · Serie ACurrent seasonTop 32% attacking midfielders · Serie A18th-best attacking midfielder in the Serie A235th in the Serie A · potential32nd-highest potential attacking midfielder in the Serie A
40.5
Ratingi
32nd of 57 attacking midfielders
30
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
61.6%
Minutes
a regular starter
0.41
Goal contrib / 90
productive for the role

Output in context · Fortaleza EC finished 10th of 20 · a mid-table side

3
Goals
4
Assists
7
G+A
0.12
Goals / app

3 goals in 26 appearances (0.12 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. He also laid on 4 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 7 goal contributions (0.27 per appearance).

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 61.6% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Final-third output. 0.41 goal contributions per 90 (0.17 goals, 0.23 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 40.5, Pochettino carries the 32nd-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the Serie A of 57. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.41 goal contributions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).

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

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.