Derensili Sanches Fernandes
Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Excelsior.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eredivisie | 33 | 6 | 3 | 2502 | 6.9 |
 KNVB Beker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 7.3 |
Scout report
D. Sanches Fernandes is a 25-year-old central midfielder at Excelsior, rated 70.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 75th of 284 on scout potential in the Eredivisie. In his prime years, he has been an ever-present this season (81.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.19 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Fernandes.
Judged on this season alone, Fernandes graded 44 — a strong campaign that ranks top 17% of the 12 wingers in the Eredivisie, on 6 goals, 3 assists and 1.187 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 44 → 44). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 71, top 25% of the 12 wingers in the Eredivisie. At 25 Fernandes is in his prime years, and a market index of 34.1 reflects that trajectory.
A career still climbing — Fernandes is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
Output in context · Excelsior finished 13th of 18 · a lower-table side
1.19 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 33 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (13th of 18) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 6 goals and 3 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 81.8% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.32 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
Watch points
- Defensive numbers. Modest 1.19 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
Outlook
With a Rating of 70.7, Fernandes carries the 3rd-highest potential of the wingers in the Eredivisie (top 25%), and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Excelsior finished 13th of 18) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.19 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead. Doing it for a lesser side, he profiles as a value buy for a club higher up the table.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Eredivisie with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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