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Defensive midfielderArgentinaSerie A

Tomás Pochettino

Squad depthVitoria · 30 yrsFringe playerOn loan from Fortaleza EC
27.6
22.3%
Ratingi
22.1
±0%
Seasoni
13.3
Valuei

based on the 2025 season · updated 20 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameTomás Pochettino
PositionDefensive midfielder
NationalityArgentina
Age30
Date of birth1 Feb 1996
BirthplaceRafaela
Height178 cm
Shirt number#8
ClubVitoria
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Defensive midfielderalso played FWD

Season stats

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8
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
336
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Vitoria.

Also this season

Parent club Fortaleza EC — Copa do Nordeste: 7 apps, 0g 0a, 330 min

Parent club Fortaleza EC — Cearense - 1: 6 apps, 1g 0a, 321 min

Parent club Fortaleza EC — CONMEBOL Libertadores: 4 apps, 0g 0a, 196 min

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

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Serie Bat Fortaleza EC12008146.7
Copa Do Brasilat Fortaleza EC5002556.77
Serie A100576.6

Scout report

Squad depthDefensive midfielder

T. Pochettino is a 30-year-old defensive midfielder at Fortaleza EC, rated 36 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (45.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.36 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Pochettino.

On the season, Pochettino graded 34 for current form (age-blind), on 3 goals, 4 assists and 3.361 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 22 → 22). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 36. At 30 Pochettino is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 13.3 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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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 downBreakout: 2023/24Injury-hit 2025/265 clubs
36
Ratingi
developing / rotation level
33.5
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
45.4%
Minutes
rotation minutes
3.36
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Fortaleza EC finished 18th of 20 · a relegation-threatened side

26
Apps
3.36
Def. / 90
31
Tackles
24
Interceptions
5
Clean sheets

3.36 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 26 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (18th 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 3 goals and 4 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.41 goal involvements per 90, useful for a defensive midfielder.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 45.4% 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 36 overall — developing / rotation level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.36 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. 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.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the Serie A with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals3

Passing

Assists4

Defending

Tackles31
Interceptions24
Blocks3

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.