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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · VfL Wolfsburg.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bundesliga | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1898 | 6.91 |
 DFB Pokal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 6.5 |
Scout report
Vinicius Souza is a 27-year-old defensive midfielder at VfL Wolfsburg, rated 56.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 192nd of 320 on scout potential in the Bundesliga. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (58.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.6 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Souza.
Judged on this season alone, Souza graded 22 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 16th of 19 of the 19 defensive midfielders in the Bundesliga, on 0 goals, 0 assists and 4.6 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 34 → 22). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2021/22.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 56, 16th of 19 of the 19 defensive midfielders in the Bundesliga. At 27 Souza is in his prime years, and a market index of 33.6 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2021/22 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · VfL Wolfsburg finished 16th of 18 · a relegation-threatened side
4.6 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 25 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (16th 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.
Strengths
- Defensive volume. 4.6 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 58.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Outlook
With a Rating of 56.3, Souza carries the 16th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Bundesliga of 19, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (VfL Wolfsburg finished 16th of 18) — 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 solid defensive volume (4.6 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around. Doing it for a lesser side, he profiles as a value buy for a club higher up the table.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the Bundesliga with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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