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Full nameRaniele Almeida Melo
PositionDefensive midfielder
NationalityBrazil
Age29
Date of birth31 Dec 1996
BirthplaceBaixa Grande
Height184 cm
Shirt number#14
ClubCorinthians
Defensive midfielderalso played DEF
30
Appearances
2
Goals
1
Assists
2057
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Corinthians.

Injury-affected season

Missed 5 of Corinthians's ~38 games this season through 5 injury absences (injury, suspension, yellow cards). He still appeared 30 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

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Serie A302120576.91
Paulista - A110006536.83
Copa Do Brasil5003936.72
CONMEBOL Sudamericana3102627.43
CONMEBOL Libertadores100306.3

Scout report

Project playerBall-winning Defensive midfielder

Raniele is a 29-year-old defensive midfielder at Corinthians, rated 44.1 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 205th of 413 on scout potential in the Serie A. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter this season (69.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.29 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Raniele.

Judged on this season alone, Raniele graded 39 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 15% of the 57 defensive midfielders in the Serie A, on 2 goals, 1 assist and 4.288 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 26 → 39). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 44, 26th of 57 of the 57 defensive midfielders in the Serie A. At 29 Raniele is in his prime years, and a market index of 16.8 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Raniele missed 5 games through injury (injury, suspension, yellow cards) out of roughly 38 this season. The 30 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.

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Below his 2023/24 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2023/24Holding levelBreakout: 2022/23Injury-hit 2025/264 clubs
Current potential26th of 57 defensive midfielders · Serie ACurrent seasonTop 15% defensive midfielders · Serie A8th-best defensive midfielder in the Serie A205th in the Serie A · potential26th-highest potential defensive midfielder in the Serie A
44.1
Ratingi
26th of 57 defensive midfielders
38.6
Seasoni
developing / rotation level
69.3%
Minutes
a regular starter
4.29
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Corinthians finished 13th of 20 · a mid-table side

4.29
Def. / 90
49
Tackles
33
Interceptions
7
Clean sheets

4.29 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 7 clean sheets across 30 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 69.3% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Defensive volume. 4.29 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 44.1, Raniele carries the 26th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Serie A of 57. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.29 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).

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

Transfer news

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