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Martinelli

Top-tier performerFluminense · 24 yrsStarter

Profile

Full nameMatheus Martinelli Lima
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalityBrazil
Age24
Date of birth5 Oct 2001
Height177 cm
Shirt number#8
ClubFluminense
Central midfielder
19
Appearances
0
Goals
2
Assists
1549
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Fluminense.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Serie A130110377.02
Carioca - 18015877.06
CONMEBOL Libertadores3012587.17
Copa Do Brasil10096.7

Scout report

Top-tier performerCentral midfielder

Martinelli is a 24-year-old central midfielder at Fluminense, rated 73.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 20th of 324 on scout potential in the Serie A. An emerging talent, he has been an ever-present this season (82% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.73 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Martinelli.

Judged on this season alone, Martinelli graded 34 — a solid campaign that ranks top 31% of the 71 central midfielders in the Serie A, on 0 goals, 2 assists and 2.731 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 39 → 34). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2025/26.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 74, top 8% of the 71 central midfielders in the Serie A. At 24 Martinelli is in his prime years, and a market index of 35 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2025/26 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2025/26Holding levelRemarkably consistent
73.7
Ratingi
5th of 71 central midfielders
34
Seasoni
developing / rotation level
82%
Minutes
near ever-present
2.73
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Fluminense finished 5th of 20 · an upper-table side

19
Apps
2.73
Def. / 90
22
Tackles
20
Interceptions
3
Clean sheets

2.73 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 19 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (5th of 20) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 82% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

  • Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

With a Rating of 73.7, Martinelli carries the 5th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Serie A (top 8%). Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.73 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.

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

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Serie A with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0
Shots on target6
Shots14

Passing

Assists2
Chances created17
Passes1,199
Pass accuracy91%

Possession

Successful dribbles14
Dribble success70%
Duels won57
Duels won %48.3%
Fouls won12

Defending

Tackles22
Interceptions20
Blocks5
Fouls committed26

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.