What is Rising Transfers' AI verdict on Francisco Trincão?

Trincão retrieves the ball more than Aghehowa — nearly 2x the output. 9 aerials won in 22 games. €35M. You decide. Compared with Samu Aghehowa (€35.0M vs anchor). Standout: Key Passes (Top 2% among Liga Portugal peers). Concern: Aerials Won (Bottom 15%).

How does Francisco Trincão compare to Samu Aghehowa?

Francisco Trincão ball recoveries vs Samu Aghehowa (78 ball recoveries in 22 games), but aerials won (9 aerials won in 22 games). Full comparison uses RT DNA and per-90 data.

What are Francisco Trincão's biggest strengths and weaknesses in 2026?

Strength: Key Passes (Top 2% among Liga Portugal peers). Weakness: Aerials Won (Bottom 15%). Percentiles vs Liga Portugal Attacker with enough minutes.

Who are good alternatives or comparisons for Francisco Trincão?

Players to consider alongside this verdict: Samu Aghehowa. See RT alternatives ranked by DNA similarity and league/value fit.

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Sporting CP· 2025/2026 · Liga Portugal · FULL

AI Verdict: Francisco Trincão

Attacking MidfieldPortugal26y€35.0MFull profile →

Complete Forward

0.22G/90

0.35A/90

Based on 1,853 min · 2025/2026 · Liga Portugal · FULL

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Trincão retrieves the ball more than Aghehowa — nearly 2x the output.

vs Samu Aghehowa · Liga Portugal · Cross-role comparison · €35.0M

Trincão wins on

Ball Recoveries

3.79/90 · 72th pct · 78 ball recoveries in 22 games

Trincão loses on

Aerials Won

0.44/90 · Bottom 15% · 9 aerials won in 22 games

Based on 1,853 min (22 apps) vs anchor 1,416 min · 124 peers in Liga Portugal FWD · Season per-90 · latest DNA row

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Liga Portugal · cross-role

3.79/90

72th pct

Trincão

Ball Recoveries

RT edge

2.16/90

Bottom 23%

Aghehowa

0.44/90

Bottom 15%

Trincão

Aerials Won

gap

2.99/90

62th pct

Aghehowa

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vs Liga Portugal Forwards

Key Passes

2.71/90Top 2%

Aerials Won

0.44/90Bottom 15%

Assists

0.35/90Top 5%

Big Chances

0.47/90Top 7%

Percentile rank among Liga Portugal forwards (n=179) · Per 90 min · RT Intelligence™

Playing Style Analysis

Complete Forward

Trincão has quietly reinvented himself from Barcelona's forgotten winger into one of Liga Portugal's most complete attacking architects. Trincão has quietly reinvented himself from Barcelona's forgotten winger into one of Liga Portugal's most complete attacking architects. His 2.68 key passes and 6.17 passes into the final third per 90 both rank inside the top 5% among forwards in the league—numbers that belong to a playmaker, not a wide attacker chasing highlight reels.

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