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Martinelli

Top-tier performerFluminense · 24 yrsRotation

Profile

Full nameMatheus Martinelli Lima
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalityBrazil
Age24
Date of birth5 Oct 2001
Height177 cm
Shirt number#8
ClubFluminense
Central midfielder
20
Appearances
0
Goals
3
Assists
1639
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Fluminense.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Serie A130110377.02
Carioca - 18015877.06
CONMEBOL Libertadores3012587.17
Copa Do Brasil10096.7

Scout report

Top-tier performerCentral midfielder

Martinelli is a 24-year-old central midfielder at Fluminense, rated 70.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 18th of 338 on scout potential in the Serie A. An emerging talent, he has been a regular starter this season (65% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.8 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Martinelli.

Judged on this season alone, Martinelli graded 30 — a solid campaign that ranks top 34% of the 72 central midfielders in the Serie A, on 0 goals, 3 assists and 2.8 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 39 → 30). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2025/26.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 71, top 7% of the 72 central midfielders in the Serie A. At 24 Martinelli is in his prime years, and a market index of 33.5 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2025/26 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2025/26Holding levelRemarkably consistent
70.6
Ratingi
5th of 72 central midfielders
30.3
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
65%
Minutes
a regular starter
2.8
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Fluminense finished 4th of 20 · an upper-table side

20
Apps
2.8
Def. / 90
24
Tackles
22
Interceptions
3
Clean sheets

2.8 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 20 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (4th of 20) 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 0 goals and 3 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 65% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.17 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.

Watch points

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

Outlook

With a Rating of 70.6, Martinelli carries the 5th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Serie A (top 7%). Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.8 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. 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.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Serie A with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0
Shots on target6
Shots14

Passing

Assists3
Chances created18
Passes1,245
Pass accuracy91%

Possession

Successful dribbles15
Dribble success68.2%
Duels won62
Duels won %49.2%
Fouls won13

Defending

Tackles24
Interceptions22
Blocks5
Fouls committed27

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards5
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.