João Veloso has already made a striking impact in the 2026/27 Primeira Liga season, scoring one goal in just 79 minutes across two appearances, giving him a goals per 90 of 1.14 compared with the midfield baseline of 0.14. His shooting rate of 3.42 shots per 90 far exceeds the typical 0.97 for his position, and his conversion rate of 33 percent highlights his efficiency. While he has yet to register a key pass or tackle, his 3.42 successful dribbles per 90 surpass the midfield average of 0.68, showing an ability to beat opponents in one-on-one situations. With an average match rating of 7.3, João Veloso’s offensive output is clearly outpacing the expected contribution for a midfielder in this competition.
João Veloso has played 161 minutes across 3 appearances in Primeira Liga, scoring 0.56 goals per 90 against a positional baseline of 0.14, converting 25% of 4 shots and averaging 7.20 a match.
| Player | Pos | Apps | Mins | Goals | Assists | Shots | On tgt | Goals /shot | Key passes | Pass acc | Dribbles | Drib % | Tackles | Interc. | Blocks | Duels won % | Fouls | Fouled | Yel | Red | Saves | Rating | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kiko | D | 3 | 268 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 50% | 2 | 75% | 0 | 0% | 6 | 5 | 1 | 42% | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.57 | – |
| Nile John | M | 3 | 233 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 33% | 2 | 90% | 1 | 25% | 3 | 7 | 2 | 43% | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.70 | – |
| João Veloso | M | 3 | 161 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 25% | 2 | 84% | 3 | 60% | 2 | 0 | 0 | 59% | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.20 | – |
| Alexandre Parsemain | F | 3 | 281 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0% | 3 | 46% | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24% | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.93 | – |
| André Ferreira | G | 3 | 281 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 57% | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6.03 | – |
| Gilberto Batista | D | 3 | 281 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 81% | 2 | 100% | 5 | 6 | 2 | 65% | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.93 | – |
| Landerson | M | 3 | 226 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 81% | 0 | 0% | 3 | 2 | 0 | 39% | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.33 | – |
| Guilherme Liberato | M | 3 | 210 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 71% | 3 | 75% | 7 | 2 | 1 | 55% | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.60 | – |
| Leandro Santos | D | 3 | 196 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 75% | 5 | 56% | 4 | 0 | 0 | 62% | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.57 | – |
| Maracás | D | 2 | 183 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 82% | 0 | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | 69% | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.30 | – |
| Rodrigo Alonso | M | 3 | 164 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 84% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 3 | 0 | 32% | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.17 | – |
| Dinis Pinto | D | 2 | 138 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 2 | 65% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 43% | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.55 | – |
| Kevyn Monteiro | D | 2 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 80% | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | 0 | 62% | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.45 | – |
| Afonso Vieira | F | 2 | 104 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 81% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 4 | 0 | 10% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.15 | – |
| Manuel Mendonça | M | 1 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 55% | 0 | 0% | 3 | 1 | 0 | 36% | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.60 | – |
| Kiko Bondoso | F | 2 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 90% | 1 | 50% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57% | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.65 | – |
| Mateja Stjepanović | M | 3 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 74% | 0 | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | 62% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.60 | – |
| Tiago Andrade | F | 1 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 25% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 | 33% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.50 | – |
| Yan Maranhão | F | 1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 25% | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.30 | – |
| Michael Dacosta Gonzalez | F | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 100% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.30 | – |
| Season | Club | Comp | Apps | Mins | Goals | Assists | Shots | On tgt | Goals /shot | Key passes | Pass acc | Dribbles | Tackles | Interc. | Duels won % | Fouls | Yel | Red | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | Moreirense | Primeira Liga | 3 | 161 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 25% | 2 | 84% | 3 | 2 | 0 | 59% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.20 |
| 2025/26 | Benfica B | Segunda Liga | 3 | 227 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 20% | 5 | 81% | 5 | 7 | 2 | 41% | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7.30 |
| 2025/26 | Benfica | Primeira Liga | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 100% | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2025/26 | Benfica | Taça de Portugal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 100% | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2025/26 | Benfica | UEFA Champions League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2024/25 | Benfica B | Segunda Liga | 2 | 114 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 3 | 90% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 15% | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6.70 |
| Date | Opponent | Res | Mins | Goals | Assists | Shots | On tgt | Key passes | Tackles | Fouls | Yel | Red | Rating | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Aug | a Casa Pia | W | 82 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.00 | – |
| 16 Aug | a Arouca | L | 48 | – | – | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.70 | – |
| 09 Aug | v SC Braga | D | 31 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 7.90 | – |
| 15 May | a FC Porto B | L | 61 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.90 | – |
| 06 Dec | v Oliveirense | W | 86 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8.30 | – |
| 08 Nov | v Vizela | L | 80 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.70 | – |
| 01 Nov | a Guimaraes | W | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| 17 Oct | a Chaves | W | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| 26 Sep | v GIL Vicente | W | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| 17 May | a FC Porto B | W | 87 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6.20 | – |
| 27 Jan | a Torreense | D | 27 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 7.20 | – |