SigningLab · Annual Report

Signing Accuracy — Brasileirão Série B 2024

Published on January 13, 2025

Executive Summary

532
Real signings
512
Evaluated
32%
Clubs' average hit rate
89
Successful
295
Unsuccessful

In total we identified 532 real signings by the clubs of Brasileirão Série B in the 2024 season — academy promotions, loan returns, internal moves and transfers that never went through are excluded. Of these, 512 are included in the hit-rate calculation; 20 are youth investments (under-23 with no game time), classified separately. Signings without relevant minutes in the season count as unsuccessful.

Club Ranking

ClubLeague positionSigningsEvaluatedSuccessfulFairUnsuccessfulHit rate %SigningLab*
1Santos21211218
60%
67%
2America Mineiro1615564
53%
80%
3Coritiba13º1817656
50%
88%
4Novorizontino1919658
45%
79%
5Goias2524699
44%
83%
6Avai10º2121669
43%
90%
7Mirassol21196211
37%
100%
8Ceara22214710
36%
90%
9Paysandu12º393661218
33%
83%
10Sport Recife23237115
33%
91%
11CRB16º24223811
32%
96%
12Botafogo SP14º23232813
26%
83%
13Vila Nova30284519
23%
86%
14Operario-PR373611421
22%
94%
15Amazonas11º47466733
21%
83%
16Guarani Campinas20º34332922
20%
94%
17Chapecoense-sc15º37363825
19%
92%
18Brusque19º27262519
17%
92%
19Ponte Preta17º23221516
16%
96%
20Ituano18º25241518
15%
92%

* SigningLab: hit rate of SigningLab’s verdicts (recommend or not recommend) on each club’s evaluated signings, projected at the time of signing.

The difference between Signings and Evaluated are youth investments (under-23 with no game time in the season), classified separately. Signings without relevant minutes are unsuccessful (Did not deliver).

Season Highlights

The ten signings with the greatest technical impact of the season, according to the Player Impact Score (PIS).

PlayerClubPosMinG+AAvg ratingRatingSigningLab
Guilherme AugustoSantosF257510+87.60Excellent
Tiago PagnussatAvaiD28794+26.80Excellent
Lucas LimaSport RecifeM29693+107.37Excellent
Rómulo OteroSantosM21565+27.19Excellent
Rafael GavaGoiasM21362+56.55Excellent
Gabriel BoschiliaOperario-PRM11874+07.01Excellent
LucãoAmerica MineiroD13841+15.21Excellent
Rafael DonatoNovorizontinoD23493+05.91Excellent
Matheus FrizzoCoritibaM217310+26.25Excellent
Diego PitucaSantosM31174+37.09Excellent

Methodology

Club assessment — the universe of signings

The report considers exclusively genuine signings for the first-team squad, identified by the player's effective incorporation into the group between seasons. Excluded from the universe are: academy promotions, loan returns, internal administrative moves and transfers recorded but never completed. The aim is to measure the quality of market decisions — and those alone.

Player Impact Score (PIS)

Each evaluated signing receives a score from 0 to 100 that combines four observable technical dimensions: individual performance (average match ratings over the season), output (goals, assists and decisive actions adjusted for game time), collective performance (starting status and correlation with the club's results) and availability (volume of matches, adjusted for interruptions). High-impact players with reduced game time are promoted through an alternative efficiency criterion.

Outcome classification

The rating tiers are: Excellent and Good (successful signings — a full point in the index), Fair (intermediate performance — half a point) and Below expectations / Did not deliver (unsuccessful signings). Two categories sit outside the calculation, for distinct reasons: Injury (a serious injury prevented a fair assessment) and Investment (an under-23 player with low game time — the return depends on development and cannot be counted for or against the club in this cycle). Signings that did not reach relevant game time in the season are classified as unsuccessful, reflecting the sporting cost of the decision.

A note on scope

This is SigningLab's public, simplified model, developed for transparent retrospective market assessment. SigningLab's commercial solutions for partner clubs use a substantially larger set of variables and dedicated predictive mechanisms, and are not fully reflected in this document.

Appendix — Signings by club

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

Amazonas (47 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Marcos Miranda38303400Excellent
Fabiano35290200Fair
Matheus Serafim33262462Good
Ênio36251824Fair
Alexis Alvariño31245010Below expectations
Miranda33235910Fair
Ezequiel34219200Below expectations
Diego Torres34186115Good
Cauan Barros28171721Excellent
Erick21146912Fair
Sassá32140731Below expectations
Rafael Tavares33140112Fair
Jorge Roa28127112Fair
Diogo Silva14124800Below expectations
Renan Castro30102600Below expectations
Luan Silva1489851Good
Xavier2584000Did not deliver
Patric874001Below expectations
Para2969900Did not deliver
Bruno Lopes2655302Did not deliver
1352131Excellent
William Barbio3743200Did not deliver
Igor Bolt2342100Did not deliver
Wendell629100Did not deliver
Edson Mardden1827800Below expectations
Tiago Cametá1927000Fair
Matheusinho1323510Did not deliver
Sidcley1623300Below expectations
Gustavo Ermel1216900Did not deliver
Sousa914300Did not deliver
Dentinho914000Did not deliver
David Duarte912800Did not deliver
Jonny Uchuari1112600Did not deliver
Wellington39000Did not deliver
Matheus Melo67600Did not deliver
Rubens13200Did not deliver
Wellington82600Did not deliver
Jonny41900Did not deliver
Philipe Guimaraes2000Did not deliver
Kaio Cristian5000Did not deliver
Mauro Bravo0000Did not deliver
Ezequiel0000Did not deliver
Fellipe Bastos0000Did not deliver
Tite0000Did not deliver
Iverton *0000Investment
Giovanni0000Did not deliver
Wellington Carvalho0000Did not deliver

America Mineiro (16 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Fabinho34206984Good
Elias35200900Fair
Dalberson35141200Fair
Lucão22138411Excellent
Moisés32130741Good
Fernando Elizari20122622Good
Brenner25121761Good
Felipe Amaral3893000Below expectations
Davó1879930Fair
Vítor Jacaré2161910Fair
Wallisson Luiz2855500Below expectations
Daniel Jr1242311Fair
Vinicius1923601Fair
Jonathas819110Did not deliver
Pedro Barcelos131500Did not deliver
Cássio *2000Investment

Avai (21 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
César37319000Good
Marcos Vinícius36300212Good
Tiago Pagnussat35287942Excellent
Mário Sergio29241413Good
Maurício Garcez34224251Fair
Vilar30223400Fair
Willian Maranhão34221010Below expectations
Pedro Castro30196621Fair
Zé Ricardo27165212Fair
Vagner Love24155331Excellent
Hygor24126241Fair
João Paulo3096420Good
Rodrigo Santos1489500Below expectations
Judson2782100Fair
Ronaldo Henrique3762400Did not deliver
Pedrinho2759500Did not deliver
Ademilson1724300Below expectations
Gabriel Barros1122700Did not deliver
Cassiano1011600Did not deliver
Otávio22000Did not deliver
Gabriel Dias0000Did not deliver

Botafogo SP (23 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Douglas Baggio35271943Good
Emerson Ramon35245010Fair
Bernardo Schappo32235120Fair
Gustavo Bochecha37221922Fair
João Costa35202220Fair
João Carlos32201500Below expectations
Alexandre Jesus25187053Fair
Fábio Sanches32169301Fair
Matheus Costa20152701Below expectations
Wallison24135721Below expectations
Alex Sandro24126731Fair
Sabit Abdulai16123320Below expectations
Matheus Barbosa17119811Fair
Victor Andrade15116322Good
Raphael1488200Below expectations
Michael3573700Below expectations
Leandro Pereira1254500Below expectations
Bruno Henrique Marques1945111Below expectations
Pedro623200Below expectations
Felipe Rocha715300Did not deliver
Ronald Camarão1611100Did not deliver
Luquinha4800Did not deliver
Leandro Maciel2000Did not deliver

Brusque (27 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Matheus Nogueira37343000Good
Marcos Serrato34232511Below expectations
Mateus Pivô26212510Below expectations
Paulinho Moccelin29169911Fair
Dentinho25168110Below expectations
Guilherme Queiróz29131921Did not deliver
John John35115700Below expectations
Agustín González14104501Good
Diego Tavares37100902Did not deliver
Paulinho1289201Below expectations
Rodrigo Pollero1182721Fair
Jhemerson2472002Fair
Luiz Henrique1868700Did not deliver
Osman2267200Did not deliver
Olavio1466310Did not deliver
Cristovam1448810Did not deliver
Mauricio2248700Did not deliver
Keké1947220Below expectations
Lorran1143900Did not deliver
Ronei Gebing2038000Did not deliver
Madison2936500Did not deliver
Gabriel1436100Fair
Matheus Salustiano1235500Did not deliver
Anderson Rosa1230810Fair
Wellissol1623110Below expectations
Matías Ocampo *815900Investment
Georgemy319000Did not deliver

CRB (24 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Matheus38330000Excellent
Gegê33260075Good
João Pedro Mendes35245903Fair
Gustavo Henrique36137600Fair
Willian Formiga24135700Fair
Ryan24113100Below expectations
Luis Segovia13109410Fair
Facundo Labandeira29107642Fair
Kleiton23101821Below expectations
Rômulo3597712Fair
Wanderson1663600Below expectations
Joao Neto2152200Did not deliver
Chay1548901Fair
Rafel Bilu2047801Did not deliver
Caio César1444800Did not deliver
Marco Antônio1644500Did not deliver
Getúlio2243010Did not deliver
Rai2434200Fair
Jorge1533002Good
Heron39000Did not deliver
Vinicius Barata118700Did not deliver
Bruno *5000Investment
Ale Santana0000Did not deliver
Vitinho *0000Investment

Ceara (22 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Matheus Bahia34278404Good
Aylon36270092Fair
Rafael Ramos37245012Fair
Patrick de Lucca36242901Fair
Lourenço30235353Excellent
Matheus Felipe30180300Below expectations
Lucas Mugni33180035Fair
Raí Ramos37118510Below expectations
Jorge Recalde31113343Good
Ramon31109211Good
Facundo Barceló2992050Fair
Jean3665701Fair
Lucas2363512Fair
Facundo Castro2231700Below expectations
Eric1819200Did not deliver
Talisson *1914500Investment
Andrey229700Did not deliver
Bruno Roberto75400Did not deliver
Rafinha83400Did not deliver
Maycon Cleiton22000Did not deliver
Luiz Daniel2000Did not deliver
Fernando Miguel0000Did not deliver

Chapecoense-sc (37 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Rafael Carvalheira34269642Fair
Foguinho33228313Below expectations
Mário Sérgio Pereira30215080Fair
Eduardo Doma29198300Fair
Marcelinho30196834Good
Matheus Cavichioli32181300Fair
Tarik Boschetti34175010Below expectations
Léo17148000Fair
Giovanni Augusto32138503Fair
Marlone35119701Did not deliver
João Paulo27114310Fair
Habraão1897310Good
Auremir3197000Did not deliver
Italo1579520Below expectations
JP Galvão1677800Did not deliver
Walter Clar1577011Good
Jhonnathan1957210Fair
Marcelinho1838100Did not deliver
Thayllon1333900Below expectations
Jenison1529500Did not deliver
Rômulo829500Below expectations
Neílton1126400Did not deliver
Gabriel Gasparotto2625500Did not deliver
Daniel621700Did not deliver
Rubens Tadeu1321601Did not deliver
Walterson Silva1014800Did not deliver
Victor Caetano811010Did not deliver
Buchecha910800Did not deliver
Rodrigo Moledo1210600Did not deliver
Kelvyn910200Did not deliver
Régis810100Did not deliver
Felipe Vieira58600Did not deliver
Ronaldo Mendes33100Did not deliver
Rafinha *4900Investment
Thiago Henrique5800Did not deliver
Rick1700Did not deliver
Tiago Alves0000Did not deliver

Coritiba (18 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Bruno Melo35313633Good
Matheus Frizzo362173102Excellent
Marcelo Benevenuto35199600Fair
Vini Paulista32165411Fair
Everton Morelli28160010Fair
Rodrigo37157711Fair
Figueiredo34137512Good
Jose Gabriel dos Santos Silva17119311Fair
Júnior Brumado19115351Good
Josué1596112Good
Leandro Damião1273211Good
Brandão3353721Did not deliver
Jhonny3328500Did not deliver
Yago *1715801Investment
Erick Castillo1812600Did not deliver
David69900Did not deliver
Gabriel Leite10000Did not deliver
Guilherme Christino0000Did not deliver

Goias (25 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Marcão Silva36283572Fair
Lucas Ribeiro34259331Good
Welliton36242436Fair
Rafael Gava34213625Excellent
Messias26201801Good
Paulo Baya34198874Good
Edson29176620Good
Juninho29170422Fair
Thiago Galhardo24167254Good
David Braz27160000Fair
Luiz Henrique28125120Below expectations
Rildo2175421Below expectations
Jhon Vásquez1564510Fair
Edu1957120Fair
Douglas Silva947700Below expectations
Régis1844802Below expectations
Wellington2842200Did not deliver
Aloisio1640700Fair
Mateus840411Did not deliver
Ángelo Rodríguez2135120Fair
Ian Luccas2134310Fair
Cris Silva1934200Did not deliver
Douglas Borel *1414501Investment
Iván Torres52500Did not deliver
Thiago Rodrigues36000Did not deliver

Guarani Campinas (34 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Caio Dantas352858112Good
Jefferson34234801Below expectations
Douglas30223320Fair
Luan Dias29209112Fair
Vladimir27207900Below expectations
Matheus Salustiano22200120Fair
Guilherme Pacheco20147801Fair
Gabriel Bispo22145320Good
Airton20140132Below expectations
Heitor28128112Fair
Lucas Adell34127300Did not deliver
Anderson Leite29107711Fair
Léo Santos1899700Did not deliver
Marlon2785711Did not deliver
Reinaldo3275701Did not deliver
Camacho1172900Below expectations
Emerson1563100Fair
Luccas Paraizo Feitosa1963120Did not deliver
Marlon Maranhão1749400Did not deliver
Pierre1545700Fair
Bruno Oliveira836500Did not deliver
Yuji932300Did not deliver
Rayan726600Did not deliver
Lohan1325900Below expectations
Chay421200Fair
Pedro Henrique1520800Did not deliver
Matheus Mancini618700Did not deliver
Estêvão1114900Did not deliver
Kayque1211100Did not deliver
Renê Santos119000Did not deliver
Renyer57700Did not deliver
Vinicius Kauê66600Did not deliver
Daniel dos Anjos66200Did not deliver
Marcelinho *12300Investment

Ituano (25 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Miqueias36248823Fair
Rodrigo36240500Below expectations
Thonny Anderson27215754Fair
Marcinho22191801Good
Guilherme Mariano21173910Fair
Leozinho37120720Below expectations
Guilherme Lazaroni16107401Below expectations
Wálber1697810Did not deliver
Salatiel2392121Below expectations
Léo Oliveira2380602Fair
Eduardo961810Fair
Luiz Gustavo1757000Below expectations
Zé Eduardo1648220Below expectations
Saulo2747800Did not deliver
Xavier1642200Did not deliver
Gabriel Falcão3238602Did not deliver
Alvaro1535210Below expectations
João Carlos1228801Below expectations
Bruno Alves de Souza1527500Did not deliver
Vitao1026900Below expectations
Marlinho *1115300Investment
Jean Pyerre66700Did not deliver
Rick32600Did not deliver
Ruan Carlos72500Did not deliver
Pablo Diogo5000Did not deliver

Mirassol (21 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
João Victor36314911Good
Dellatorre342681102Good
Zeca23191104Excellent
Lucas Gazal37111001Fair
Warley1399801Did not deliver
Iury1888250Good
Isaque3476300Did not deliver
Alex Silva3659910Good
Léo Gamalho2059340Excellent
Diego Quirino2041800Below expectations
Rodrigo Andrade1232401Fair
Marcos Vinicius1919200Did not deliver
Vanderlei3418800Did not deliver
Artur918800Did not deliver
Zé Mário1115600Did not deliver
Bruno Matias2215601Did not deliver
João Pedro *97300Investment
Paulo Henrique Barbosa214200Did not deliver
Wanderson162600Did not deliver
Henri Santos *12000Investment
Thomazella9000Did not deliver

Novorizontino (19 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Neto Pessoa37246782Good
Rafael Donato36234930Excellent
Waguininho31232343Fair
Eduardo Biasi36221500Fair
Patrick31213811Good
Rodrigo Soares34202106Excellent
Willian Farias31124200Below expectations
Fabrício34114932Good
Paulo Vitor14104303Below expectations
Lucca26100951Fair
Igor Formiga2280701Fair
Pablo Dyego1377210Below expectations
Danilo Barcelos3855802Good
Lucas Cardoso2342601Did not deliver
Airton3731500Fair
Dudu1122100Did not deliver
Oscar Ruiz107500Did not deliver
Rick3000Did not deliver
Marcelo11000Did not deliver

Operario-PR (37 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Rafael Santos32296600Fair
Rodrigo28206222Fair
Pará32193812Fair
Joseph36181800Below expectations
Vinícius Diniz35181011Fair
Maxwell30180670Fair
Jacy Maranhão34180100Fair
Ronald32157432Fair
Daniel33151131Below expectations
Thales23142902Fair
Índio35141400Did not deliver
Felipe Augusto27126521Below expectations
Gabriel Boschilia17118740Excellent
Rodrigo Lindoso21109200Fair
Ronaldo24102111Fair
Pedro Lucas2392302Did not deliver
Allan1789800Fair
Lucas Hipólito2683000Below expectations
Savio2280701Below expectations
Paraíba3178101Below expectations
Santiago Ocampos2175001Below expectations
Gabriel Feliciano1474100Fair
Gabriel Mesquita3657900Below expectations
Vinicius Alessandro Mingotti1151720Below expectations
Nathan1344140Fair
Guilherme Pira1132801Below expectations
Guilherme Pacheco632100Did not deliver
Cássio Gabriel928900Below expectations
Marco Antonio2328010Fair
Eduardo Scheit621701Did not deliver
Marcelo Cirino319500Did not deliver
Erik Bessa1319100Did not deliver
Guilherme Borech *1115400Investment
Guilherme Azevedo98500Did not deliver
Rafhael Lucas32600Did not deliver
Rick2000Did not deliver
Igor Ribeiro6000Did not deliver

Paysandu (39 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
João Pedro35303742Excellent
Lucas Maia29253420Fair
Nicolas29220731Fair
Kevyn34220720Fair
Yefferson Quintana27188310Fair
Matheus Nogueira38176800Fair
Diogo Silva38169700Fair
Bryan31158603Good
Esli García381550100Fair
Jean Dias29138444Excellent
Leandro Vilela29136511Fair
Benjamín Borasi18116532Fair
Paulinho Boia20110732Good
Ruan30110222Below expectations
Robinho26103902Fair
Val3399420Fair
Netinho3189021Good
Matheus Trindade1768900Did not deliver
Juan Cazares1468304Good
Edinho1967701Below expectations
Juninho1664702Below expectations
Luan2763510Fair
Carlão2460700Did not deliver
Michel Macedo1836800Did not deliver
Yony González734100Below expectations
Juninho1429300Did not deliver
Leonardo Pereira1822600Below expectations
Gabriel Santos1119201Did not deliver
Wesley Fraga1213900Did not deliver
Biel *1412600Investment
Crystopher1011600Did not deliver
Joel Tagueu107800Did not deliver
Vinícius Leite66700Did not deliver
Brendon *136500Investment
Carlos Maia *45300Investment
Keffel34500Did not deliver
Gabriel Bispo13300Did not deliver
Pedro Romano8000Did not deliver
Hyuri0000Did not deliver

Ponte Preta (23 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Igor35238922Fair
Emerson Santos34207200Fair
Gabriel Risso Patrón31197101Below expectations
Gabriel Novaes26194763Fair
Sergio Raphael32186410Below expectations
Vinicius Rodrigues36183261Good
Iago36166222Did not deliver
Emerson Santos30154711Fair
Matheus Régis33147621Below expectations
Joilson29121510Below expectations
Everton2395101Did not deliver
Dudu Vieira1792901Below expectations
Nilson Junior2273700Did not deliver
Renato2561130Fair
Luis Haquín1055200Did not deliver
Hudson1946501Did not deliver
Heitor937000Did not deliver
Zé Mário1417300Did not deliver
Buchecha1712200Did not deliver
Thomas Luciano *1010100Investment
Venicius109500Did not deliver
Guilherme Dantas196600Did not deliver
Guilherme Beléa125400Did not deliver

Santos (21 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Diego Pituca36311743Excellent
Gil34310510Excellent
Gonzalo Escobar33288512Good
João Schmidt33287001Good
Gabriel Brazão37281300Good
Guilherme Augusto312575108Excellent
Giuliano29227892Good
Rómulo Otero37215652Excellent
Wendel Silva16128344Good
Willian33100751Good
Hayner2993600Below expectations
Serginho3288013Good
Rodrigo Ferreira2978201Fair
Pedrinho2258620Below expectations
Ignacio Laquintana1438200Below expectations
Patrick3328501Good
Aderlan Silva923500Below expectations
Juan Cazares97800Did not deliver
Billy Arce64300Did not deliver
Renan4000Did not deliver
Yusupha Njie1000Did not deliver

Sport Recife (23 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Caique França37331100Good
Lucas Lima352969310Excellent
Fabricio Domínguez332706102Good
Chrystian Barletta32224293Good
Christian Ortíz33187144Excellent
Luciano Castan36175510Good
Dalbert29144500Below expectations
Zé Roberto28118574Good
Wellington Silva2190620Below expectations
Julián Fernández1470320Fair
Pedro Lima864100Below expectations
Lenny Lobato2463702Below expectations
Romarinho1056211Below expectations
Pedrinho2851500Below expectations
Allyson1942000Below expectations
Leonel Di Plácido1435201Below expectations
Riquelme1024200Did not deliver
Luciano1722700Did not deliver
Vinícius Faria1022501Did not deliver
Thiago Couto3816900Did not deliver
Pablo Dyego1313900Did not deliver
Helibelton Palacios57900Did not deliver
Rick12400Did not deliver

Vila Nova (30 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Jemmes Bruno Ribeiro Da Silva36301130Excellent
Lira Nogueira Elias32267924Fair
Rhuan33210211Did not deliver
Todinho26173263Good
Juan Quintero22132800Below expectations
João Vitor26116312Good
Arilson17104600Fair
Emerson Lima3490830Did not deliver
Indio Geovane1276300Did not deliver
Eric1055900Fair
Éric Davis749011Good
Gabriel Santos Silva1448601Below expectations
Anderson Conceição636600Fair
Ruan Santos536000Did not deliver
Denílson1335501Fair
Apodi3332701Below expectations
Alex Silva Quiroga1622800Did not deliver
Igor Torres621100Did not deliver
Du Fernandes919310Did not deliver
Halls3518000Did not deliver
Roberto48101Did not deliver
Guilherme226400Did not deliver
Caique Calito105700Did not deliver
Bruno Matias124700Did not deliver
Fábio *133500Investment
Everton182700Did not deliver
Estêvão2200Did not deliver
Fernandão3000Did not deliver
Fernando Henrique *1000Investment
Felipe0000Did not deliver