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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Nancy.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ligue 2 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 2338 | 6.71 |
 Coupe de France | 2 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 6.7 |
Scout report
N. Fernandez-Veliz is a 21-year-old central defender at Nancy, rated 62.1 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 45th of 313 on scout potential in the Ligue 2 and 569th of 2874 U-23 players tracked. A young player, he has been a regular starter this season (76.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.66 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Fernandez-Veliz.
Judged on this season alone, Fernandez-Veliz graded 29 — a solid campaign that ranks top 38% of the 66 centre-backs in the Ligue 2, on 5 clean sheets and 3.657 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 11 → 29). Across the 3 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 62, top 11% of the 66 centre-backs in the Ligue 2. At 21 Fernandez-Veliz is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 20.9 reflects that trajectory.
A career still climbing — Fernandez-Veliz is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
Output in context · Nancy finished 14th of 18 · a lower-table side
3.66 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 30 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (14th 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 1 goal and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 76.4% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Defensive volume. 3.66 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
- Ceiling. High potential at just 21 — room to grow into a bigger role.
Watch points
- Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.
Outlook
With a Rating of 62.1, Fernandez-Veliz carries the 7th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Ligue 2 (top 11%), and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Nancy finished 14th 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 solid defensive volume (3.66 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). At 21 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (97/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow. With this floor already at 21, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Ligue 2 with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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