Signings Report — Brasileirão Série A 2017

Assessment of clubs' accuracy in the market · Published on December 18, 2017

We identified 339 real signings for the first-team squad of the 20 clubs; 330 are included in the hit-rate calculation — 9 youth investments (under-23) are classified separately. Signings without relevant game time are classified as unsuccessful. The league's average hit rate was 34%.

Distribution of ratings

Excellent
21
Good
56
Fair
74
Below expectations
35
Did not deliver
144

Club ranking by hit rate

ClubLeague positionSigningsEvaluatedSuccessfulFairUnsuccessfulHit rate %
Palmeiras151563650%
Corinthians8840450%
Atletico Paranaense11º121235446%
Gremio111025345%
Sao Paulo13º202056940%
Coritiba17º1919631040%
Botafogo10º141435639%
Avai18º2423661139%
Bahia12º2726761338%
10ºSport Recife15º141434736%
11ºVasco DA Gama1919531134%
12ºVitoria16º2424561333%
13ºChapecoense-sc2725561432%
14ºCruzeiro141424829%
15ºAtletico Goianiense20º3027631828%
16ºFlamengo9913528%
17ºAtletico-MG131222825%
18ºPonte Preta19º2222421623%
19ºSantos8811619%
20ºFluminense14º9911717%

Successful signings count as a full point; Fair ones, half a point.

Hit rate by position

PositionEvaluatedSuccessfulHit rate %
Goalkeepers11132%
Defenders1052836%
Midfielders1533233%
Forwards601636%

The 5 best-performing signings

PlayerClubMinutesG+ARating
Corinthians302318+3Excellent
Thiago NevesCruzeiro260511+7Excellent
ReinaldoChapecoense-sc30355+8Excellent
Lucas PrattoSao Paulo30147+5Excellent
LuccaPonte Preta328213+2Excellent

Methodology

Only genuine signings for the first-team squad are considered — academy promotions, loan returns and internal moves are excluded. Performance is classified into five tiers based on the player's output over the season (minutes, goal involvement, match ratings and consistency), compared with the other players in the competition.

Appendix — Signings by club

* Youth investment (under-23, no game time) — outside the calculation.

Atletico Goianiense (30 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Jorginho35287632Good
Andrigo36253944Good
Bruno Pacheco29252804Good
Marcão Silva31245901Below expectations
Gilvan24213920Good
André Castro32213600Did not deliver
Igor Henrique28205612Fair
Walter25199952Good
Roger Carvalho19171001Below expectations
Felipe Garcia18162000Below expectations
Jonathan23155600Below expectations
Paulinho20152521Fair
Willian Alves17152100Below expectations
Breno Lopes20139601Did not deliver
Eduardo19129800Did not deliver
Everaldo13100851Good
Diego Rosa2299252Fair
Niltinho1991111Below expectations
Kléver981000Did not deliver
Silva1151000Did not deliver
Ricardo Silva545000Did not deliver
Walterson Silva616200Did not deliver
Júnior Viçosa715100Did not deliver
Alison714400Did not deliver
Marcão *19000Investment
Jefferson Nem *47700Investment
Everton Heleno35400Did not deliver
Abuda12800Did not deliver
Wanderson0000Did not deliver
Eduardo Bauermann *0000Investment

Atletico Paranaense (12 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Jonathan29243623Good
Esteban Pavez21180600Fair
Fabricio20171210Good
Guilherme21167355Excellent
Ribamar19132851Fair
Eduardo Henrique1585520Fair
Éderson1880722Fair
Gustavo Cascardo1067900Did not deliver
Felipe Gedoz1661932Fair
Grafite949200Did not deliver
Eduardo Da Silva632900Did not deliver
Carlos Alberto312200Did not deliver

Atletico-MG (13 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Elias31261541Good
Adilson25166500Did not deliver
Valdívia26164522Fair
Rafael Moura26115940Did not deliver
Felipe Santana12104711Good
Gleison Bremer12101200Did not deliver
Roger1167500Did not deliver
Marlone1264120Fair
Matheus Mancini649500Did not deliver
Gustavo Blanco823300Did not deliver
Danilo Barcelos19000Did not deliver
Élder Santana25700Did not deliver
Xavier *0000Investment

Avai (24 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Betão36324011Excellent
Alemão34299501Good
Leandro Silva32267612Good
Judson33266601Good
Douglas Friedrich28252000Good
Pedro Castro32251032Fair
Capa29245300Fair
Júnior Dutra30236092Good
Wellington Simião32197120Below expectations
Juan22158312Fair
Joel Tagueu21150330Below expectations
Luan13106600Below expectations
João Paulo1398601Fair
Mauricio Kozlinski1090000Did not deliver
Maicon962610Fair
Willians Santana2062503Below expectations
Maurinho1248001Below expectations
Diego Tavares1345800Did not deliver
Airton536900Fair
Denílson324800Did not deliver
Lucas Otávio924600Did not deliver
Gustavo324500Did not deliver
Vinicius Pacheco22000Did not deliver
Iury *1700Investment

Bahia (27 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Eduardo35309000Fair
Tiago Pagnussat35307520Good
Zé Rafael36286435Good
Renê Júnior30264440Excellent
Stiven Mendoza31241383Good
Lucas Fonseca26220001Fair
Edigar Junio261912121Good
Juninho28178823Fair
Edson21164712Good
Matheus Reis19161901Did not deliver
Agustin Allione26156608Fair
Vinícius27131131Below expectations
Régis29120245Fair
Rodrigão14106352Good
Matheus Sales1480101Did not deliver
Thiago Martins1174500Did not deliver
Pablo Armero533100Did not deliver
Gustavo Ferrareis1127810Did not deliver
João Paulo826920Fair
Gustavo514610Did not deliver
Hernane513200Did not deliver
Diego Rosa28001Did not deliver
Maikon Leite37500Did not deliver
Régis Souza27200Did not deliver
Yuri *11200Investment
Wellington Silva0000Did not deliver
Rafael Santos0000Did not deliver

Botafogo (14 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Gatito Fernández31279000Fair
João Paulo30262224Excellent
Arnaldo30261101Good
Roger201570102Excellent
Gilson27141701Did not deliver
Guilherme Augusto32140941Fair
Marcos Vinicius23111051Fair
Brenner18110463Below expectations
Leonardo Valencia1379602Fair
Jefferson654000Fair
Walter Montillo611500Did not deliver
Joel Tagueu39400Did not deliver
Renan Gorne11200Did not deliver
Jonas0000Did not deliver

Chapecoense-sc (27 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Jandrei38342000Fair
Reinaldo34303558Excellent
Arthur34288286Excellent
Wellington Paulista33256292Good
Fabrício Bruno25216410Good
Luiz Antônio30208132Good
Andrei Girotto17152311Fair
Luis Manuel Seijas18120202Below expectations
Lucas Marques15113031Fair
Victor Ramos12108010Fair
Héctor Canteros1399312Fair
Douglas1195600Below expectations
Luiz Otávio1289911Did not deliver
Rossi1085821Fair
Amaral977800Did not deliver
João Pedro948400Did not deliver
Diego Renan840301Did not deliver
Cristian Penilla1136400Did not deliver
Júlio César720500Did not deliver
Roberto319100Did not deliver
Nadson613500Did not deliver
Moisés212100Did not deliver
Osman712011Did not deliver
Dodô *25801Investment
Niltinho25500Did not deliver
Fernando Guerrero22500Did not deliver
Nathan *1300Investment

Corinthians (8 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
343023183Excellent
Gabriel Girotto33262210Good
Pablo Nascimento Castro24202000Good
Clayson29134146Good
Paulo Roberto839701Did not deliver
Colin Kazim-Richards1439410Did not deliver
Fellipe Bastos714900Did not deliver
Clayton31920Did not deliver

Coritiba (19 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Rildo34276262Good
Jonas de Sousa31235720Good
Werley25224940Good
Matheus Galdezani30224611Fair
William Matheus22193400Did not deliver
Léo23186001Fair
Marcio21185311Good
Tiago Real25175913Below expectations
Thiago Carleto21175228Excellent
Cléber Reis14119020Good
Alecsandro1582610Did not deliver
Tomas Bastos1258321Fair
Luizão654000Did not deliver
Anderson1253700Did not deliver
Getterson1037600Did not deliver
Rafael Longuine734901Below expectations
Yilmar Filigrana917910Did not deliver
Daniel311700Did not deliver
Alexander Baumjohann27601Did not deliver

Cruzeiro (14 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Diogo Barbosa31277514Excellent
Thiago Neves332605117Excellent
Hudson17118610Did not deliver
Lucas Silva20118202Fair
Digão1082801Fair
Sassá1578260Fair
Rafael Marques1964510Did not deliver
Luis Caicedo649500Did not deliver
Raniel1026321Fair
Dedé322500Below expectations
Lennon418900Did not deliver
Rafael Galhardo213900Did not deliver
Nickson0000Did not deliver
Luis Caicedo0000Did not deliver

Flamengo (9 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Éverton Ribeiro29232844Good
Miguel Trauco23190410Fair
Diego Alves19171000Below expectations
Rhodolfo19157800Fair
Renê17123500Fair
Orlando Berrío1979622Did not deliver
Geuvânio1663600Did not deliver
Rômulo826500Did not deliver
Dário Conca21500Did not deliver

Fluminense (9 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Lucas32275602Below expectations
Jefferson Orejuela21182300Did not deliver
Marlon15131601Fair
Junior Sornoza15106320Good
Mateus Norton1262200Did not deliver
Richard859500Below expectations
Peu1012700Did not deliver
Robinho512210Did not deliver
Romarinho48400Did not deliver

Gremio (11 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Bruno Cortêz24208810Below expectations
Michel23198750Excellent
Lucas Barrios17125441Fair
Léo Moura16114201Good
Paulo Victor1090000Fair
Léo Gomes967601Fair
Bruno Rodrigo757200Fair
Cristian Baroni536000Fair
Michael Arroyo731700Did not deliver
Lima *23300Investment
Gastón Fernández43301Did not deliver

Palmeiras (15 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Mayke26222511Good
Keno31190484Excellent
Willian26181875Excellent
Luan19142610Below expectations
Alejandro Guerra20125353Fair
Michel Bastos17119502Good
Deyverson19118272Excellent
Miguel Borja24110861Fair
Bruno Henrique15106121Good
Felipe Melo1063501Did not deliver
Antônio Carlos535000Fair
Raphael Veiga1130501Did not deliver
Hyoran59110Did not deliver
Gabriel Furtado14500Did not deliver
Matheus Iacovelli11400Did not deliver

Ponte Preta (22 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Lucca373282132Excellent
Marllon31272200Good
Danilo Barcelos22195562Excellent
Emerson Sheik23195341Good
Naldo24184020Below expectations
Rodrigo22174300Fair
Léo Arthur22133011Did not deliver
Luan Peres16123900Did not deliver
Jádson2192000Did not deliver
João Lucas1086001Did not deliver
Léo Gamalho1384231Fair
Yago971400Did not deliver
Claudinho1662000Did not deliver
Lins1044801Did not deliver
Jean Patrick844510Did not deliver
Maranhão943100Did not deliver
Fernando Galhardo427700Did not deliver
Negueba410600Did not deliver
Xuxa37700Did not deliver
Fábio Braga26300Did not deliver
Luis Alí11300Did not deliver
Artur1700Did not deliver

Santos (8 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Bruno Henrique282502811Excellent
Kayke Rodrigues26132731Below expectations
Matheus Jesus1065901Fair
Vladimir Hernández1459910Did not deliver
Leandro Donizete936400Did not deliver
Matheus Ribeiro420500Did not deliver
Nilmar23900Did not deliver
Cléber Reis1800Did not deliver

Sao Paulo (20 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Lucas Pratto35301475Excellent
Jucilei35274710Good
Petros27232412Good
Robert Arboleda23207031Good
Júnior Tavares23177303Fair
Marcos Guilherme22174060Fair
Edimar19170100Fair
Hernanes19167293Excellent
Sidão18162000Fair
Marcinho22151822Fair
Cícero1066900Did not deliver
Jonathan Gomez1253200Did not deliver
Wellington Nem1039210Below expectations
Denílson1235611Did not deliver
Thomaz Santos1235511Below expectations
Maicosuel827511Fair
Bruno Alves427410Did not deliver
Douglas19000Did not deliver
Aderllan Santos3900Did not deliver
Bruno Alves0000Did not deliver

Sport Recife (14 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Patrick32269630Good
Eugenio Mena23187515Good
Osvaldo28177932Fair
Sander23173302Good
Anselmo21136201Fair
Raul Prata15122201Fair
Wesley962900Did not deliver
Marquinhos946811Fair
Thomás1343410Below expectations
Rodrigo932700Did not deliver
Igor Ribeiro211000Did not deliver
Neris17000Did not deliver
Leandro Pereira24300Did not deliver
Patrick0000Did not deliver

Vasco DA Gama (19 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Jean34265310Good
Breno25216510Good
Wellington Silva26208800Did not deliver
Paulão24204512Good
Gilberto26192500Below expectations
Yago Pikachu27184023Fair
Ramon Motta17146512Good
Andrés Ríos17132431Good
Anderson Martins14112700Did not deliver
Rafael Marques15103600Did not deliver
Wagner19100320Below expectations
Luís Fabiano1299052Fair
Douglas Luiz1199010Fair
Bruno Paulista1047100Below expectations
Damian Escudero744400Did not deliver
Andrés Escobar1441221Below expectations
Kelvin528100Did not deliver
Lucas Rocha218000Did not deliver
Muriqui22100Did not deliver

Vitoria (24 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Uillian Correia33266631Fair
Patric33223514Good
Yago Rocha28208341Good
Santiago Tréllez232031102Excellent
Neílton30196076Fair
Wallace Reis21189021Good
Geferson19165600Did not deliver
Caíque Sá18130900Did not deliver
Fillipe Soutto16104202Fair
Juninho12103501Good
Fred13101610Below expectations
Cleiton Xavier1781403Fair
André Lima2077253Fair
Carlos Eduardo1367410Fair
Alan Costa863801Below expectations
Thallyson757800Did not deliver
Renê Santos1350300Did not deliver
Leandro Salino745800Below expectations
Gabriel Xavier744810Did not deliver
Paulinho839700Did not deliver
Danilinho1021712Did not deliver
Todinho69200Did not deliver
Leonardo Pisculichi25200Did not deliver
Jean Pineda23200Did not deliver
Signings Report · Brasileirão Série A 2017 · December 18, 2017