Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Telstar.
Injury-affected season
Missed 3 of Telstar's ~34 games this season through 3 injury absences (inactive). He still appeared 28 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eredivisie | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2166 | 6.47 |
 KNVB Beker | 3 | 0 | 0 | 357 | 6.43 |
Scout report
N. Nwankwo is a 28-year-old central defender at Telstar, rated 49.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 213th of 284 on scout potential in the Eredivisie. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter this season (77.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.41 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Nwankwo.
Judged on this season alone, Nwankwo graded 26 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 26th of 49 of the 49 centre-backs in the Eredivisie, on 4 clean sheets and 3.407 defensive actions per 90.
We hold a single season for Nwankwo, so there's no year-on-year comparison to draw yet — the read above is this campaign only.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 49, 36th of 49 of the 49 centre-backs in the Eredivisie. At 28 Nwankwo is in his prime years, and a market index of 13.6 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Nwankwo missed 3 games through injury (inactive) out of roughly 34 this season. The 28 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.
Output in context · Telstar finished 14th of 18 · a lower-table side
3.41 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 28 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 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 77.6% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Watch points
- Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.
Outlook
With a Rating of 49.2, Nwankwo carries the 36th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Eredivisie of 49, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Telstar 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 (3.41 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
