Nélson Semedo

Semedo's current-season form is level with last season (Season 32→32), while his Rating held around 23. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 50).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Fenerbahçe · 8th	2	0	0	6.45	23	32
2025/26	Fenerbahçe · 2nd	26	1	3	6.88	23	32
2024/25	Wolves · 16th	34	0	4	6.77	53	33
2023/24	Wolves · 14th	36	0	1	6.72	59	33
2022/23	Wolves · 13th	36	0	1	6.58	63	47

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 8 earlier seasons and 4 youth-team spells in the full career.

Portugal · international

Side	Apps	G
Portugal	55	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headFull-back

Nélson Semedo is a 32-year-old full-back at Fenerbahçe, enjoying a standout season — 1 goals and 3 assists in 26 appearances, a Season grade of 32. On long-term scout potential he's rated 22.6. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter (63.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.85 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Semedo.

On the season, Semedo graded 32 for current form (age-blind), on 7 clean sheets and 3.847 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 32 → 32). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 23. At 32 Semedo is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 3.5 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

Read the full career report →

Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2020/21Holding levelInjury-hit 2025/26

22.6

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

32.4

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

63.5%

Minutes

a regular starter

3.85

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · Fenerbahçe finished 2nd of 18 · a title-challenging side

Apps

3.85

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.85 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 7 clean sheets across 26 appearances. Behind a title-challenging side (2nd of 18) 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 1 goal and 3 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 63.5% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.19 goal involvements per 90, useful for a full-back.
Defensive volume. 3.85 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

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

Rated 22.6 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.85 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.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %63.5%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900.046

Assists / 900.139

Goal contribution / 900.185

Defensive actions / 903.847

Player flow

Goal involvements4

Cards / 900.371

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~9), then tapers with age. At 32, Semedo sits on 3.5, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Semedo's projected Rating — 22.6 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among full-backs in the Süper Lig with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists3

Defending

Tackles51

Interceptions29

Blocks3

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards8

Red cards0

Transfer history

€66.5M total transfer fees · 5 moves

FenerbahçeJul 2025 – nowFree Transfer

WolvesSept 2020 – Jul 2025€ 31.5M

BarcelonaJul 2017 – Sept 2020€ 35M

Benfica(back from loan)Jul 2013 – Jul 2017

FFátima(on loan)Aug 2012 – Jul 2013

Benficauntil Aug 2012

About Nélson Semedo

Nélson Cabral Semedo is a 32-year-old full-back who plays for Fenerbahçe, born on November 16, 1993 in Lisboa, standing 177 cm tall. He is from Portugal. Fenerbahçe currently sit 8th of 18 in the Süper Lig.

This season

In the current season, Nélson Semedo has made 2 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 100 minutes, averaging a 6.6 match rating over his last 3 rated games.

Recent matches

August 22, 2026: 4-2 win at home vs Konyaspor (82 minutes, 6.9 rating)
August 18, 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs Lyon (90 minutes, 6.7 rating)
August 15, 2026: 1-2 loss away at Gençlerbirliği S.K. (10 minutes, 6.2 rating)

Nélson Semedo's next match is on August 30, 2026, when Fenerbahçe face Samsunspor away in the Süper Lig.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates Nélson Semedo at 22.6 with a Season form score of 32.4. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 23 career titles — among them the Trofeo Joan Gamper and the UEFA Nations League. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 15 recorded seasons, Nélson Semedo has totalled 411 club appearances with 10 goals and 19 assists for 7 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2014/15, with 42 appearances for Benfica B.

Nélson Semedo's career has also included time at Wolves, Barcelona, Benfica and FFátima.

On the international stage, Nélson Semedo has represented Portugal — 55 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.