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PositionCentre-back
NationalitySouth Africa
Age0
Shirt number#23
ClubOrbit College
Centre-back
22
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
1979
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Orbit College.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Premier Soccer League220019796.59

Scout report

Project playerCentral defender

T. Nhlapo is a 0-year-old central defender at Orbit College, enjoying a standout season — 0 goals and 0 assists in 22 appearances, a Season grade of 13, top 41% of Premier Soccer League centre-backs. On long-term scout potential he's rated 1.7, ranking 24th of 295 in the Premier Soccer League and 179th of 205 U-19 players tracked. A teenage prospect, he has been a regular starter (73.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.68 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Nhlapo.

Judged on this season alone, Nhlapo graded 13 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 29th of 70 of the 70 centre-backs in the Premier Soccer League, on 4 clean sheets and 2.683 defensive actions per 90.

We hold a single season for Nhlapo, 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 2, top 6% of the 70 centre-backs in the Premier Soccer League. At 0 Nhlapo is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 0 reflects that trajectory.

Current potentialTop 6% centre-backs · Premier Soccer LeagueCurrent season29th of 70 centre-backs · Premier Soccer League29th-best centre-back in the Premier Soccer League24th in the Premier Soccer League · potential4th-highest potential centre-back in the Premier Soccer League179th-highest potential U-19 tracked
1.7
Ratingi
4th of 70 centre-backs
13.3
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
73.3%
Minutes
a regular starter
2.68
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Orbit College finished 16th of 16 · a relegation-threatened side

2.68
Def. / 90
28
Tackles
15
Interceptions
4
Clean sheets

2.68 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 22 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (16th of 16) 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.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 73.3% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

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

Outlook

With a Rating of 1.7, Nhlapo carries the 4th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Premier Soccer League (top 6%), and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Orbit College finished 16th of 16) — 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 (2.68 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). At 0 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (100/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow.

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

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.