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Joao Neves
CDM · Age 21 · Portugal · Paris Saint-Germain FC · Ligue 1 · Contract: 2029-06
5
Goals
3.2
xG
2.5
xA
1,280
Minutes
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Percentile rankings
Where this player ranks among position peers in the same league.
Joao Neves
Percentile rankings — vs Def. Midfielders in Ligue 1
26 players · min 450 minutes · 2025/2026 season
Minutes played: 1004
<30
30–49
50–74
75–89
90+
What do these stats mean?
Deployment
How the coach uses this player — start frequency, substitution patterns, availability.
2025/2026 · 39 matches 49% start rate
Started 19
Sub 5
49%
Start rate
82
Avg mins
47%
vs Top 6
2
Injuries
Ligue 1: 11/27 starts
Champions League: 8/12 starts
Match-by-match
League start
European start
Sub
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Goal
xG timeline Goals scored vs. expected goals by season — the gap shows finishing quality. Download
Goals
xG
Shot map Where shots are taken from and whether they go in.
Goal No goal
5 Goals 2.8 xG 22 Shots 22.7% Conv.
5
Goals
2.8
xG
22
Shots
22.7%
Conv. rate
Performance
Raw output numbers across all tracked seasons.
SeasonLeagueGPGxGxAShots+/-
2025/2026 Ligue_1 21 5 3.2 2.5 27 +1.8
2024/2025 Ligue_1 29 3 3.9 5.1 28 -0.9

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Transfer history
Career moves with recorded transfer fees.
DateFromToTypeFee
05 Aug 2024 Benfica Paris Saint Germain fee € 60M
Injury record
Recorded injuries — type, timing, and duration.
2 recorded injuries Currently injured: Thigh Injury
TypeDateDuration
Thigh Injury 18 Sep 2025 Ongoing
Knock 30 Jan 2025 6 days
International
National team appearances and goals.
Portugal
17 caps 3 goals
International timeline
Recent international appearances.
DateWindowOpponentCompetitionRoleMinsGA
16 Nov 2025 2025 November Window Armenia WC Qualifiers (UEFA) START 90 3 0
13 Nov 2025 2025 November Window Rep. Of Ireland WC Qualifiers (UEFA) START 90 0 0
09 Sep 2025 2025 September Window Hungary WC Qualifiers (UEFA) START 90 0 0
06 Sep 2025 2025 September Window Armenia WC Qualifiers (UEFA) START 90 0 0
08 Jun 2025 2024-25 Nations League Spain Nations League START 90 0 0
04 Jun 2025 2024-25 Nations League Germany Nations League START 90 0 0
20 Mar 2025 2024-25 Nations League Denmark Nations League START 90 0 0
18 Nov 2024 2024-25 Nations League Croatia Nations League START 90 0 0
15 Nov 2024 2024-25 Nations League Poland Nations League START 90 0 0
08 Sep 2024 2024-25 Nations League Scotland Nations League SUB 22 0 1
05 Sep 2024 2024-25 Nations League Croatia Nations League SUB 44 0 1
26 Jun 2024 2024 June Window Georgia Euro START 90 0 0
22 Jun 2024 2024 June Window Türkiye Euro SUB 2 0 1
11 Jun 2024 2024 June Window Rep. Of Ireland Friendlies START 90 0 0
04 Jun 2024 2024 June Window Finland Friendlies START 90 0 0
26 Mar 2024 2024 March Window Slovenia Friendlies SUB 1 0 1
21 Mar 2024 2024 March Window Sweden Friendlies SUB 27 0 1
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Defensive Midfielders · Data: Understat, API-Football, Football-Data.org