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Rodrigo Ely

Experienced headGremio · 32 yrs

Profile

PositionCentre-back
NationalityBrazil
Age32
Date of birth3 Nov 1993
BirthplaceLajeado
Height188 cm
Shirt number#5
ClubGremio
Centre-back
2
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
40
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Gremio.

Injury-affected season

Missed 28 of Gremio's ~38 games this season through 28 injury absences (knee, ruptured cruciate ligament, injury). He still appeared 2 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
Segunda Divisiónat Almeria150011486.88
CONMEBOL Sudamericana100907.6
Gaúcho - 1300406.6
Serie A200406.55
Copa Do Brasil1001

Scout report

Experienced headBall-winning Central defender

Rodrigo Ely is a 32-year-old central defender at Gremio, rated 17.1 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 387th of 452 on scout potential in the Segunda División. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (1.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.5 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Ely.

Judged on this season alone, Ely graded 0 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 38th of 79 of the 79 centre-backs in the Segunda División, on 0 clean sheets and 4.5 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 26 → 0). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 17, 63rd of 79 of the 79 centre-backs in the Segunda División. At 32 Ely is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 3.3 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Ely missed 28 games through injury (knee, ruptured cruciate ligament, injury) out of roughly 38 this season. The 2 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.

From the career report
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Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2024/25Holding levelBreakout: 2024/25Stepped up 2022/23Injury-hit 2025/26
Current potential63rd of 79 centre-backs · Segunda División · 2 appsCurrent season38th of 79 centre-backs · Segunda División · 2 apps38th-best centre-back in the Segunda División387th in the Segunda División · potential63rd-highest potential centre-back in the Segunda División
17.1
Ratingi
63rd of 79 centre-backs
0.4
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
1.2%
Minutes
limited game time
4.5
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Gremio finished 9th of 20 · a mid-table side

4.5
Def. / 90
1
Tackles
Interceptions
0
Clean sheets

4.5 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume across 2 appearances.

Strengths

  • Defensive volume. 4.5 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 1.2% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Age curve. At 32, 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 17.1, Ely carries the 63rd-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Segunda División of 79 — though on just 2 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.5 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.8× and falling).

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

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.