Vinícius Lopes

Lopes's current-season form is level with last season (Season 26→26), while his Rating held around 47. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 35).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Santa Clara · 3rd	3	0	0	6.87	47	26
2025/26	Santa Clara · 13th	27	6	1	6.8	47	26
2024/25	Santa Clara · 5th	33	8	1	6.92	63	35
2023/24	Santa ClaraLoan · 1st	28	3	0	—	48	13
2022/23	RWDMLoan · 1st	16	0	0	—	38	0
2022/23	Botafogo · 11th	16	2	0	6.7	62	9

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 3 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthDefensive midfielder

Vinícius Lopes is a 27-year-old defensive midfielder at Santa Clara, rated 47.5 overall by Field Insider's model. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (49.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.09 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Lopes.

On the season, Lopes graded 34 for current form (age-blind), on 6 goals, 1 assist and 2.087 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 26 → 26). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 48. At 27 Lopes is in his prime years, and a market index of 21.5 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2024/25Trending upBreakout: 2024/25Stepped up 2024/25

47.5

Ratingi

a solid contributor and squad regular

33.8

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

49.3%

Minutes

rotation minutes

2.09

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Santa Clara finished 13th of 18 · a lower-table side

Apps

2.09

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.09 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 27 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (13th 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. Going forward he chipped in 6 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.42 goal involvements per 90, useful for a defensive midfielder.

Watch points

Game time. Only 49.3% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

Rated 47.5 overall — a solid contributor and squad regular. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.09 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.

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %49.3%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900.358

Assists / 900.06

Goal contribution / 900.417

Defensive actions / 902.087

Player flow

Goal involvements7

Cards / 900.417

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~22), then tapers with age. At 27, Lopes sits on 21.5, at or near its peak. The blue line is Lopes's projected Rating — 47.5 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.

Season statistics

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

Shooting

Goals6

Passing

Assists1

Defending

Tackles26

Interceptions8

Blocks1

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards7

Red cards0

Transfer history

Santa ClaraJul 2024 – nowFree

Santa Clara(on loan)Jul 2023 – Jul 2024

Botafogo(back from loan)Jul 2023 – Jul 2023

RWDM(on loan)Sept 2022 – Jul 2023

BotafogoJan 2022 – Sept 2022Free

GGoiasuntil Jan 2022

About Vinícius Lopes

Vinícius Lopes da Silva is a 27-year-old defensive midfielder who plays for Santa Clara, born on May 7, 1999 in Monte do Carmo, standing 180 cm tall. He is from Brazil. Santa Clara currently sit 3rd of 18 in the Primeira Liga.

This season

In the current season, Vinícius Lopes has made 3 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 208 minutes, averaging a 6.87 match rating over his last 3 rated games, with 2 yellow cards.

Recent matches

August 23, 2026: 1-0 win at home vs Famalicao (62 minutes, 7.5 rating)
August 15, 2026: 1-0 win away at Academico Viseu (78 minutes, 6.9 rating)
August 10, 2026: 2-2 draw at home vs Nacional (68 minutes, 6.2 rating)

Vinícius Lopes's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Santa Clara face Alverca away in the Primeira Liga.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates Vinícius Lopes at 47.5 with a Season form score of 33.8. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 4 career titles — among them the Segunda Liga and the Challenger Pro League. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 8 recorded seasons, Vinícius Lopes has totalled 167 club appearances with 30 goals and 5 assists for 4 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2024/25, with 33 appearances for Santa Clara.

Vinícius Lopes's career has also included time at Botafogo, RWDM and GGoias.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.