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João Simões 52

Sporting CP Central Midfield Age 19 Height 178 cm Left foot Portugal

Deployed as Central Midfield in 10 of last 10 starts

32% of team minutes · 1411 minutes, 18 starts in 48 team matches 38th percentile
0 + 1 goals and assists · 0.06 per 90 · 1% of team goals 27th percentile
6.59 average rating over 25 rated matches 9th percentile
7 games missed in the last 12 months · 1 spell (1 injury)
Precise passerWins the ball back Rarely scoresGives away fouls

DNA strand · vs Liga Portugal midfielders (n = 108) · 1411 minutes · hollow tick = rank across all covered leagues

Overall

Rating 6.59 9 Goals + assists /90 0.06 27 Share of team minutes 32% 38 Cards /90 0.26 40 Fouls /90 2.23 8

Creation

Chances created /90 0.77 32 Key passes /90 0.64 32 Big chances created /90 0.13 46 Assists /90 0.06 47 Passes /90 43.63 72 Pass accuracy 89% 89 Final-third passes /90 3.70 41 Accurate crosses /90 0.06 21 Long balls won /90 1.21 44

Defence

Defensive actions /90 3.19 30 Tackles /90 1.72 53 Tackle success 52% 23 Interceptions /90 0.51 23 Recoveries /90 5.10 82 Duel success 39% 8 Possession lost /90 9.44 75

Threat

Goals /90 0.00 0 xG /90 0.08 50 Shots /90 0.77 34 Dribbles /90 0.89 63 Dribble success 50% 63 Touches /90 58.36 63

Each rung is a percentile among Liga Portugal midfielders over the same window (1 = best on every axis, so fewer cards or errors reads as a high rung). Rates need 270 minutes with detailed stats; ratios need a volume floor. Grey rungs are below their gate.

Started record · Sporting CP results by his involvement

18 matches · 12–2–4 · 2.11 ppg · 2.0 scored, 1.06 conceded per game · 1274 minutes

Team 2.11 ppg when he starts (18) v 2.3 when he does not (30)

"Not in squad" counts the club's matches with lineup coverage while he was listed at the club. A record, not an effect.

Last 20 appearances anywhere, newest first.

365-day average 6.59 6.36.56.16.86.46.96.46.96.56.66.36.56.56.56.26.56.06.66.8
DateMatchPosMinGAxGShKPRating
2026-04-15 D 0–0 at Arsenal · Champions League Midfielder sub 13 0.05 1.0 0.0 6.8
2026-04-07 L 0–1 v Arsenal · Champions League Central Midfield 62 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.6
2026-04-03 W 4–2 v Santa Clara · Liga Portugal Midfielder sub 30 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.0
2026-03-11 L 0–3 at Bodø / Glimt · Champions League Central Midfield 63 0.09 1.0 1.0 6.5
2026-03-07 D 2–2 at Sporting Braga · Liga Portugal Midfielder sub 17 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.2
2026-02-27 W 3–0 v Estoril · Liga Portugal Midfielder sub 18 0.0 0.0 1.0 6.5
2026-02-21 W 3–0 at Moreirense · Liga Portugal Midfielder sub 8 0.19 1.0 0.0 6.5
2026-02-15 W 1–0 v Famalicão · Liga Portugal Midfielder sub 4 0.0 0.0 0.0 –
2026-02-01 W 2–1 v Nacional · Liga Portugal Central Midfield 64 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.5
2026-01-28 W 3–2 at Athletic Club · Champions League Central Midfield 54 0.0 0.0 1.0 6.3
2026-01-24 W 2–1 at Arouca · Liga Portugal Central Midfield 69 0.0 0.0 1.0 6.6
2026-01-20 W 2–1 v Paris Saint Germain · Champions League Central Midfield 87 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.5
2026-01-16 W 3–0 v Casa Pia · Liga Portugal Central Midfield 83 0.02 1.0 0.0 6.9
2026-01-02 D 1–1 at Gil Vicente · Liga Portugal Central Midfield 78 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.4
2025-12-28 W 4–0 v Rio Ave · Liga Portugal Central Midfield 65 1 0.09 1.0 1.0 6.9
2025-12-23 W 4–1 at Vitória Guimarães · Liga Portugal Central Midfield 77 0.04 1.0 0.0 6.4
2025-12-13 W 6–0 v AVS · Liga Portugal Midfielder sub 17 0.0 0.0 1.0 6.8
2025-12-09 L 1–3 at FC Bayern München · Champions League Central Midfield 90 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.1
2025-12-05 D 1–1 at Benfica · Liga Portugal Midfielder sub 29 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.5
2025-11-26 W 3–0 v Club Brugge · Champions League Central Midfield 63 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.3

xG and shots need detailed match coverage; a dash means the match had none.

Sporting CP

SeasonAppsStartsMinGAxGRatingTop scorersAssists
2026/2027 · Liga Portugal current 0 0 0 0 0 – – – –
2026/2027 · Champions League current 0 0 0 0 0 – – – –
2025/2026 · Liga Portugal 18 9 757 25% 0 1 1.0 6.61 9th – #222 (1)
2025/2026 · Champions League 10 9 656 59% 0 0 0.3 6.56 0th – #245 (1)

Rating percentile is within the domestic league and position for that season. Top-scorer and assist ranks come from the provider's season leaderboards where the competition publishes them.

Transfers · 1 move

  1. 1 Nov 2024 Transfer Sporting CP II → Sporting CP Midfielder

Injuries and suspensions · 2 spells · 2 injuries · 23 games missed

  • injury Foot Injury at Sporting CP 20 Apr 2026 → 30 Sep 2026 7 missed · 163 days
  • injury Metatarsal Fracture at Sporting CP 20 Feb 2025 → 1 Jul 2025 16 missed · 131 days

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