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João Cruz

Midfielder · Athletico · 20 · Brazil

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Season score
50.9
Brasileiro Serie A 2026, 23 matches
Last 5 weeks
47.5
average of weeks with 60+ minutes
Market value
€8.0M
+€6.0M (+300%) since 26 May 2026
Transfermarkt, 28 Sep 2026
Born
12 May 2006
Height
172 cm
Foot
R
Contract until
31 Dec 2028
Wikipedia views
412 4 weeks

Wikipedia Wikidata Transfermarkt

Every week

1–7 Jul 2025 to 20–26 Oct 2026

11 of 69 weeks with 60+ minutes, averaging 48.3 (minutes-weighted); 0 of them 70 or better.

no matchunder 60′under 4545–5555–7070+

Every week as a table
WeekMatchesMinutesScoreExpectedUnderlying
13–19 Oct 202614560.249.761.2
6–12 Oct 202619047.250.047.1
8–14 Sep 202614545.550.246.3
1–7 Sep 202616553.649.942.1
25–31 Aug 202617144.150.445.2
18–24 Aug 202616154.350.146.0
11–17 Aug 202617740.351.042.8
4–10 Aug 2026319653.551.250.4
28 Jul – 3 Aug 202612564.650.266.3
21–27 Jul 202627546.350.346.2
26 May – 1 Jun 202612285.649.691.8
12–18 May 202627045.749.645.6
5–11 May 202617348.850.054.9
28 Apr – 4 May 202613535.150.735.8
21–27 Apr 2026213143.651.945.0
14–20 Apr 202613776.851.078.2
7–13 Apr 202612847.751.248.2
31 Mar – 6 Apr 202626951.351.751.4
17–23 Mar 202611430.252.229.5
24 Feb – 2 Mar 202612594.050.398.8
17–23 Feb 20261870.050.070.7

Against expectation

How it's expected

Each week's score beside what the player's earlier matches led to expect. Over the last 10 weeks with 60+ minutes: −2.5 a week below expectation.

40.045.050.055.031 Mar5 May21 Jul11 Aug25 Aug6 OctExpected 50.0Score 47.2
28

On the breakout watchlist

A 35% chance of breaking out within a year, on how players like them went before. Underlying 50.5 over 1,262 minutes in the last year, down 4.0 over the last 10 weeks. Wikipedia views 3.9× below similar performers. Valued €8.0M against €13.2M expected. See the list

Market value

Where these come from
Transfermarkt €8.0M +€6.0M (+300%) since 26 May 2026 28 Sep 2026 · its own valuation, revised a few times a year
Current estimate €2.1M no change recorded 22 Oct 2026 · BSD, seen when squads refresh
Next summer, if it goes like similar cases €8.0M–€19.6M +55% median of 40 similar past cases; players the same age +40% Closest cases, what their Transfermarkt value then did in a year: Aljoscha Kemlein at 20 (€7.0M, scoring 49.7) +29%; Matías Fernández-Pardo at 20 (€10.0M, scoring 50.0) +250%; Badredine Bouanani at 20 (€7.0M, scoring 49.4) +29%.
0€2.0M€4.0M€6.0M€8.0M20252026€8.0M€2.1M
Every value as a table
DateSourceValue
22 Oct 2026Current estimate (BSD)€2.1M
28 Sep 2026Transfermarkt€8.0M
26 May 2026Transfermarkt€2.0M
12 Mar 2026Transfermarkt€2.0M
24 Nov 2025Transfermarkt€1.2M
27 Jun 2025Transfermarkt€600k
9 Dec 2024Transfermarkt€500k

Two different estimates, so each is its own line and each change is measured within its own line.

Moves

All transfers
DateMoveFee
1 Apr 2024Athletico U20 Athletico-PRUndisclosed
1 Jan 2024Athletico U17 Athletico U20Undisclosed

What the score is made of

Brasileiro Serie A 2026: each part per 90 minutes against the average midfielder in the top five leagues (0), in standard deviations.

  • Shooting +0.16
  • Creating +0.46
  • Progressing +0.46
  • Keeping the ball −0.89
  • Defending −0.19
  • Aerial −0.55
  • Finishing −0.00

Attention

English Wikipedia views per week, the article and its redirects, last 52 weeks.

05001.0K1.5K28 Oct16 Dec3 Feb24 Mar12 May30 Jun18 Aug6 Oct

Plays most like

same position, last 12 months: the shape of their play, not its level
PlayerRecent scoreValue nowLikeness
Jacob Murphy Newcastle United · 3147.4€10.0M98%Compare
Carlos Forbs Club Brugge KV · 2249.5€23.0M97%Compare
Oleksandr Zubkov AEK Athens · 30––97%Compare
Alex Baena Atlético Madrid · 2558.4€45.0M96%Compare
Luiz Araújo Flamengo · 3048.7€7.0M96%Compare
Riyad Mahrez Al Shamal SC · 35––96%Compare

Recent score: the last six months. Cheaper: valued at less than 60% of João Cruz.

Seasons

SeasonCompetitionTeamMatchesMinutesScoreUnderlying
Brasileiro Serie A 2026Brasileirão Série AAthletico231,03850.950.9
Copa do Brasil 2026Copa do BrasilAthletico422451.048.4

Latest matches

27 since July 2025
DateCompetitionOpponentResultMinGoalsAssistsxGxAScore
17 Oct 2026Brasileirão Série APalmeirasL 0–245000.030.0860.2
12 Oct 2026Brasileirão Série Aat ChapecoenseW 4–19000–0.1147.2
12 Sep 2026Brasileirão Série Aat CoritibaD 3–345010.050.1045.5
6 Sep 2026Brasileirão Série Aat CruzeiroL 1–365100.040.0453.6
30 Aug 2026Brasileirão Série AFluminenseD 3–371000.110.0944.1
24 Aug 2026Brasileirão Série Aat BotafogoW 3–261100.340.0254.3
15 Aug 2026Brasileirão Série ARed Bull BragantinoD 1–177000.280.0840.3
9 Aug 2026Brasileirão Série Aat SantosW 2–085010.080.1544.2
6 Aug 2026Copa do Brasilat VitóriaL 0–44500–0.3765.7
4 Aug 2026Copa do BrasilVitóriaW 2–066100.110.1957.2
All 27 matches
DateCompetitionOpponentResultMinGoalsAssistsxGxAScore
17 Oct 2026Brasileirão Série APalmeirasL 0–245000.030.0860.2
12 Oct 2026Brasileirão Série Aat ChapecoenseW 4–19000–0.1147.2
12 Sep 2026Brasileirão Série Aat CoritibaD 3–345010.050.1045.5
6 Sep 2026Brasileirão Série Aat CruzeiroL 1–365100.040.0453.6
30 Aug 2026Brasileirão Série AFluminenseD 3–371000.110.0944.1
24 Aug 2026Brasileirão Série Aat BotafogoW 3–261100.340.0254.3
15 Aug 2026Brasileirão Série ARed Bull BragantinoD 1–177000.280.0840.3
9 Aug 2026Brasileirão Série Aat SantosW 2–085010.080.1544.2
6 Aug 2026Copa do Brasilat VitóriaL 0–44500–0.3765.7
4 Aug 2026Copa do BrasilVitóriaW 2–066100.110.1957.2
30 Jul 2026Brasileirão Série Aat CorinthiansD 0–025000.030.0464.6
25 Jul 2026Brasileirão Série AInternacionalW 2–03000–0.0758.3
23 Jul 2026Brasileirão Série Aat São PauloW 2–14500–0.0138.4
30 May 2026Brasileirão Série AMirassolW 1–022010.140.1985.6
17 May 2026Brasileirão Série AFlamengoD 1–12500–0.0563.2
14 May 2026Copa do Brasilat Atlético GoianienseD 0–04500–0.0136.0
10 May 2026Brasileirão Série Aat Vasco da GamaL 0–173000.570.0648.8
2 May 2026Brasileirão Série AGrêmioD 0–035000.060.0035.1
26 Apr 2026Brasileirão Série AVitóriaW 3–163000.120.2342.0
24 Apr 2026Copa do BrasilAtlético GoianienseD 0–068000.15–45.1
19 Apr 2026Brasileirão Série Aat PalmeirasL 0–137000.020.0376.8
12 Apr 2026Brasileirão Série AChapecoenseW 2–028010.020.1847.7
5 Apr 2026Brasileirão Série Aat Atlético MineiroL 1–24501–0.0646.2
1 Apr 2026Brasileirão Série Aat BahiaL 0–32400–0.0160.9
18 Mar 2026Brasileirão Série ACruzeiroW 2–11400–0.0030.2
25 Feb 2026Brasileirão Série Aat Red Bull BragantinoD 1–125000.100.1994.0
19 Feb 2026Brasileirão Série ACorinthiansL 0–1800–0.0670.0