Domestic-league season · Ceara.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Serie A | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1110 | 6.96 |
Following his move to Ceara, Zanocelo's current-season form is down 53% on last season (Season 32→15), while his Rating eased 62→56. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 32).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Ceara · 17th | 15 | 1 | 0 | 6.96 | 56 | 15 |
| 2024/25 | Estoril · 8th | 32 | 2 | 0 | 6.85 | 62 | 32 |
| 2023/24 | Estoril · 13th | 16 | 1 | 0 | 6.73 | 55 | 13 |
| 2022/23 | Santos · 12th | 28 | 3 | 0 | 6.8 | 70 | 26 |
| 2021/22 | Santos · 10th | 23 | 0 | 2 | 6.73 | 68 | 19 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
Vinicius Zanocelo is a 25-year-old defensive midfielder at Ceara, rated 56.1 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 146th of 427 in the Serie A. In his prime years, he has been a fringe squad member this season (33.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.24 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Zanocelo.
Judged on this season alone, Zanocelo graded 15 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 42nd of 57 of the 57 defensive midfielders in the Serie A, on 1 goal, 0 assists and 3.243 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 32 → 15). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2024/25.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 56, top 32% of the 57 defensive midfielders in the Serie A. At 25 Zanocelo is in his prime years, and a market index of 74.1 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
3.24 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 15 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (17th 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 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 56.1, Zanocelo carries the 18th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Serie A (top 32%), and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Ceara finished 17th of 20) — 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 moderate defensive volume (3.24 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead. 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.
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 (~74), then tapers with age. At 25, Zanocelo sits on 74.1, at or near its peak. The blue line is Zanocelo's projected Rating — 56.1 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.
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