Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Nantes.
Injury-affected season
Missed 10 of Nantes's ~33 games this season through 10 injury absences (injury, knee, inactive). He still appeared 19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ligue 1at Lens | 5 | 0 | 0 | 275 | 6.55 |
 Friendlies Clubsat Lens | 3 | 0 | 0 | 178 | 6.83 |
 Coupe de France | 2 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 6.7 |
Scout report
D. Machado is a 32-year-old full-back at Nantes, rated 30 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 306th of 337 on scout potential in the Ligue 1. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option this season (57.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.43 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Machado.
Judged on this season alone, Machado graded 20 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 55th of 63 of the 63 full-backs in the Ligue 1, on 3 clean sheets and 2.428 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 37 → 20). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 30, 56th of 63 of the 63 full-backs in the Ligue 1. At 32 Machado is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 7.7 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Machado missed 10 games through injury (injury, knee, inactive) out of roughly 33 this season. The 19 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.
Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Nantes finished 17th of 18 · a relegation-threatened side
2.43 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 19 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (17th 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.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 57.3% 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 30, Machado carries the 56th-highest potential of the full-backs in the Ligue 1 of 63, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Nantes finished 17th 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 (2.43 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.
