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Full nameEmmanuel Oluwasegun Fernandez
PositionCentre-back
NationalityEngland
Age24
Date of birth20 Nov 2001
Height194 cm
Shirt number#37
ClubRangers
Centre-back
27
Appearances
5
Goals
0
Assists
2267
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Rangers.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Premiership275022677.16
UEFA Europa League4003286.78
League Cup400907.3

Scout report

Solid contributorCentral defender

E. Fernandez is a 24-year-old central defender at Rangers, rated 50.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 13th of 225 on scout potential in the Premiership. An emerging talent, he has been a regular starter this season (66.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.53 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Fernandez.

Judged on this season alone, Fernandez graded 32 — a strong campaign that ranks top 18% of the 35 centre-backs in the Premiership, on 8 clean sheets and 3.533 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 12 → 32). Across the 4 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 50, top 3% of the 35 centre-backs in the Premiership. At 24 Fernandez is in his prime years, and a market index of 11.7 reflects that trajectory.

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A career still climbing — Fernandez is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2025/26Stepped up 2025/26
Current potentialTop 3% centre-backs · PremiershipCurrent seasonTop 18% centre-backs · Premiership6th-best centre-back in the Premiership13th in the Premiership · potential1st-highest potential centre-back in the Premiership
50.3
Ratingi
1st of 35 centre-backs
31.5
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
66.3%
Minutes
a regular starter
3.53
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Rangers finished 2nd of 12 · a title-challenging side

3.53
Def. / 90
40
Tackles
36
Interceptions
8
Clean sheets

3.53 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 8 clean sheets across 27 appearances. Behind a title-challenging side (2nd of 12) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 5 goals and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 66.3% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.2 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central defender.
  • Defensive volume. 3.53 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

With a Rating of 50.3, Fernandez carries the 1st-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Premiership (top 3%). Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.53 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.