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Centre-backVenezuelaSerie A

Nahuel Ferraresi

Solid contributorBotafogo · 27 yrsStarterOn loan from Sao Paulo

Profile

Full nameNahuel Adolfo Ferraresi Hernández
PositionCentre-back
NationalityVenezuela
Age27
Date of birth19 Nov 1998
BirthplaceSan Cristóbal
Height190 cm
Shirt number#5
ClubBotafogo
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Centre-back

Season stats

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19
Appearances
1
Goals
0
Assists
1429
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Botafogo.

Also this season

Parent club Sao Paulo — CONMEBOL Libertadores: 7 apps, 0g 1a, 752 min

Parent club Sao Paulo — Paulista - A1: 8 apps, 0g 0a, 269 min

Parent club Sao Paulo — Copa Do Brasil: 1 apps, 0g 0a, 117 min

The headline Season rating covers his time at Botafogo; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Serie A131010256.94
CONMEBOL Sudamericana3002707.27
Paulista - A1at Sao Paulo3001956.63
Copa Do Brasil100987.9

Scout report

Solid contributorBall-winning Central defender

N. Ferraresi is a 27-year-old central defender at Botafogo, rated 55.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 114th of 311 on scout potential in the Serie A. In his prime years, he has been a regular starter this season (77.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.58 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Ferraresi.

Judged on this season alone, Ferraresi graded 27 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 28th of 63 of the 63 centre-backs in the Serie A, on 2 clean sheets and 4.584 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 38 → 27). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2025/26.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 56, top 35% of the 63 centre-backs in the Serie A. At 27 Ferraresi is in his prime years, and a market index of 26.5 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: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2025/264 clubs
Current potentialTop 35% centre-backs · Serie ACurrent season28th of 63 centre-backs · Serie A28th-best centre-back in the Serie A114th in the Serie A · potential22nd-highest potential centre-back in the Serie A
55.7
Ratingi
22nd of 63 centre-backs
27.1
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
77.4%
Minutes
a regular starter
4.58
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Botafogo finished 11th of 20 · a mid-table side

19
Apps
4.58
Def. / 90
36
Tackles
23
Interceptions
2
Clean sheets

4.58 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 19 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 77.4% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Defensive volume. 4.58 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

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

Outlook

With a Rating of 55.7, Ferraresi carries the 22nd-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Serie A (top 35%). Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.58 tackles, blocks & interceptions 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.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Serie A with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1
Shots on target3
Shots6

Passing

Assists0
Chances created7
Passes793
Pass accuracy85%

Possession

Successful dribbles3
Dribble success75%
Duels won86
Duels won %64.7%
Fouls won10

Defending

Tackles36
Interceptions23
Blocks14
Fouls committed20

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards5
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.