RODRIGO ZALAZAR
Midfielder · Sporting CP · Primeira Liga
“A ruthless winger-midfielder who creates and finishes with equal threat.”
GoalPost verdict
GoalPost score (GPS)
GoalPost read
R. Zalazar gives value as a prime attacking midfielder, with his best recent work at SC Braga. The read is restrained by the level of his minutes and the share he played when fit.
GoalPost value
What GoalPost values him at
range €13.3M – €15.1M
What he’s worth on the pitch today — our number, not the market’s.
GPS / value trend
Daily snapshots only. Sparse history stays hidden rather than drawing a flat line.
Scouting report
Strengths
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Watch-outs
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Analysis overview
R. Zalazar plays like a wide midfielder who lives between the touchline and the half-space, always looking to unbalance a back line with his movement. He is direct in possession, sharp in the final action, and combines chance creation with a clinical edge when he gets into advanced areas. GoalPost reads him as developing, but the attacking instincts are already clear.
Playing style
Shot profile
Shots / 90
1.50
SoT / 90
0.75
Accuracy
50%
Conversion
30%
Club football this season: 10 shots in 9 matches (600 min).
Goal Threat coverage is not available for this player yet, so this card shows only raw shooting rates.
Last 12 matches · shots
13 shots · 4 goals
Player intelligence
Workrate
The unglamorous work: tackles, interceptions, duels, passing, fouls won, minutes and discipline, against his position
Ball progression
Estimated progressive passes and carries, against his position
Team impact
Awaiting measured on-pitch impact sample
Performance overview
2026/27 season by competition
| Competition | Apps | Goals | Assists | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 UEFA Champions League | 1 | 1 | 0 | 66 | 7.6 |
 Primeira Liga | 8 | 2 | 1 | 534 | 7.01 |
| Total | 9 | 3 | 1 | 600 | 7.07 |
Form (last 10 matches)
Each dot is one match rating.
Advanced performance
Goals
0.45
per 90
Assists
0.15
per 90
Shots
1.50
per 90
Shots on target
0.75
per 90
Conversion
30%
goals per shot
Dribbles
1.35
per 90 · 45% completed
Key passes
1.80
per 90
Pass accuracy
82%
Fouls won
0.90
per 90
Tackles + interceptions
1.50
per 90
Match-by-match breakdown
| Date | Opponent | Result | G | A | Rating | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9 |  SC Braga | Primeira Liga | W1-3 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 6.9 |
| Oct 6 |  India | Friendly | W1-6 | 64 | 1 | 0 | 7.7 |
| Sep 28 |  South Korea | Friendly | W1-4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 |
| Sep 24 |  Japan | Friendly | L3-1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Sep 19 |  Arouca | Primeira Liga | D2-2 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 |
| Sep 13 |  Famalicao | Primeira Liga | D1-1 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
Minutes played
Total minutes
Primeira Liga534 (89%)UEFA Champions League66 (11%)Career timeline
Career stats by season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 |  Sporting CP | Primeira Liga | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0.44 | 7.16 |
| 2025/26 | SC Braga | Primeira Liga | 42 | 19 | 7 | 0.62 | 7.22 |
| 2024/25 | SC Braga | Primeira Liga | 24 | 5 | 6 | 0.46 | 7.32 |
| 2023/24 | SC Braga | Primeira Liga | 46 | 7 | 6 | 0.28 | 7.17 |
| 2022/23 |  FC Schalke 04 | Bundesliga | 23 | 2 | 6 | 0.35 | 6.93 |
| 2021/22 | FC Schalke 04 | 2. Bundesliga | 32 | 7 | 5 | 0.38 | 7.15 |
| 2020/21 |  FC St. Pauli | 2. Bundesliga | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0.25 | 7.20 |
| 2019/20 |  Korona Kielce II | III Liga - Group IV | 11 | 3 | — | — | — |
Career highlights
2. Bundesliga
2021/2022
Taça da Liga
2023/2024
Spell detail
Apps
9
Goals
3
Assists
1
Minutes
600
By season
| 2026/27 | Primeira Liga | 9 app | 3 g | 7.16 |
Goals by season
3 goals in the spell
International career
Uruguay
National-team finishes
No national-team finishes on record.
World Cup 2026
Uruguay
Uruguay's tournament →No World Cup minutes on record for R. Zalazar.