Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Nancy.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ligue 2 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 1865 | 7.01 |
 Coupe de France | 1 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 7.3 |
Scout report
N. Saint-Ruf is a 33-year-old central defender at Nancy, rated 21.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 284th of 313 on scout potential in the Ligue 2. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter this season (60.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.56 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Saint-Ruf.
Judged on this season alone, Saint-Ruf graded 18 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 46th of 66 of the 66 centre-backs in the Ligue 2, on 4 clean sheets and 2.558 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 38 → 18). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 22, 58th of 66 of the 66 centre-backs in the Ligue 2. At 33 Saint-Ruf is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 3.8 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Nancy finished 14th of 18 · a lower-table side
2.56 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 24 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 6 goals and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 60.9% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.29 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central defender.
Watch points
- Age curve. At 33, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 21.5, Saint-Ruf carries the 58th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Ligue 2 of 66, 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 moderate defensive volume (2.56 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.7× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
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