Renaldo Cephas

Following his move to Nizhny Novgorod, Cephas's current-season form is up 0% on last season (Season 0→11), while his Rating eased 36→25. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Nizhny Novgorod · 15th	25	1	2	6.78	25	11
2024/25	Ankaragücü	27	8	4	—	—	—
2023/24	Ankaragücü · 17th	31	3	1	—	36	0
2023/24	Shkupi 1927	4	4	0	—	—	—
2022/23	Shkupi 1927	29	11	0	—	—	—
2022/23	Arnett Gardens	20	10	0	—	—	—
2021/22	Arnett Gardens	7	2	0	—	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 2 earlier seasons in the full career.

Jamaica · international

Side	Apps	G
Jamaica	30	3

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthWinger

R. Cephas is a 26-year-old winger at Nizhny Novgorod, rated 25.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 167th of 274 on scout potential in the Premier League. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (37.6% of available minutes). He brings 0.27 goal contributions per 90 (0.09 goals, 0.18 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Cephas.

Judged on this season alone, Cephas graded 11 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 7th of 11 of the 11 wingers in the Premier League, on 1 goal and 2 assists in 25 appearances (0.266 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 0 → 11).

On long-term talent our Rating reads 25, 8th of 11 of the 11 wingers in the Premier League. At 26 Cephas is in his prime years, and a market index of 2.7 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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A career still climbing — Cephas is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending up

Current potential8th of 11 wingers · Premier League Current season7th of 11 wingers · Premier League7th-best winger in the Premier League167th in the Premier League · potential8th-highest potential winger in the Premier League

25.2

Ratingi

8th of 11 wingers

10.6

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

37.6%

Minutes

rotation minutes

0.27

Goal contrib / 90

modest end product

Output in context · Nizhny Novgorod finished 15th of 16 · a relegation-threatened side

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.04

Goals / app

1 goal in 25 appearances (0.04 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 2 assists for 3 goal contributions in all.

Watch points

Game time. Only 37.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Output. 0.27 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 25.2, Cephas carries the 8th-highest potential of the wingers in the Premier League of 11, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Nizhny Novgorod finished 15th of 16) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.27 goal contributions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %37.6%

Available fixtures30 of 30

Goals / 900.089

Assists / 900.177

Goal contribution / 900.266

Defensive actions / 900.798

Player flow

Goal involvements3

Shot conversion %25

Shot accuracy %30.8

Pass accuracy %83

Dribble success %40

Cards / 900.355

Foul involvement / 902.749

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~3), then tapers with age. At 26, Cephas sits on 2.7, at or near its peak. The blue line is Cephas's projected Rating — 25.2 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among wingers in the Premier League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Shots on target4

Shots13

Passing

Assists2

Pass accuracy83%

Possession

Successful dribbles26

Dribble success40%

Fouls won16

Defending

Tackles6

Interceptions2

Blocks1—

Fouls committed15

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4

Red cards0

Transfer history

€0.4M total transfer fees · 4 moves

Qarabag2026/27 – now

Nizhny Novgorod2025/26 – 2026/27Free Transfer

Ankaragücü2023/24 – 2025/26€ 400K

Shkupi 19272022/23 – 2023/24

Arnett Gardensuntil 2022/23

About R. Cephas

Renaldo Showayne Cephas is a 26-year-old winger who plays for Nizhny Novgorod, born on December 8, 1999 in Kingston, standing 179 cm tall. He is from Jamaica. Nizhny Novgorod currently sit 15th of 16 in the Premier League.

This season

In the current season, R. Cephas has made 25 appearances with 1 goal and 2 assists across 1,015 minutes, averaging a 7.03 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 4 yellow cards. His season has spanned the Premier League and the Cup. Though primarily a winger, he has also lined up in midfield this season.

When R. Cephas plays, Nizhny Novgorod's record this season is 3W-4D-11L — and his match ratings average 6.97 at home against 6.59 on the road.

Recent matches

May 17, 2026: 2-2 draw away at Rubin (56 minutes, 6.2 rating)
May 11, 2026: 1-2 loss at home vs CSKA Moscow (42 minutes, 6.7 rating)
May 3, 2026: 0-2 loss away at Akhmat (90 minutes, 6.2 rating)
April 26, 2026: 1-2 loss at home vs Spartak Moscow (78 minutes, 1 assist, 7.5 rating)
April 22, 2026: 1-2 loss away at FC Orenburg (90 minutes, 6.9 rating)
April 18, 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs Dynamo (80 minutes, 1 assist, 7.2 rating)
April 11, 2026: 2-2 draw away at Baltika (45 minutes, 1 goal, 7.2 rating)
April 5, 2026: 0-1 loss at home vs FC Rostov (45 minutes, 7.2 rating)
March 21, 2026: 0-5 loss away at FC Krasnodar (74 minutes, 7 rating)
March 15, 2026: 3-0 win at home vs Krylia Sovetov (86 minutes, 8.2 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates R. Cephas at 25.2 with a Season form score of 10.6, ranking 167th of 274 wingers in the Premier League. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 3 career titles — among them the TSYD Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 7 recorded seasons, R. Cephas has totalled 152 club appearances with 39 goals and 7 assists for 4 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2023/24, with 31 appearances for Ankaragücü.

R. Cephas's career has also included time at Qarabag, Ankaragücü, Shkupi 1927 and Arnett Gardens.

On the international stage, R. Cephas has represented Jamaica — 30 caps and 3 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Nizhny Novgorod finished 15th of 16 · a relegation-threatened side

Watch points