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Centre-backPortugalSegunda División

Nélson Monte

Experienced headAlmeria · 31 yrsStarter
32.4
24.8%
Ratingi
21
56.8%
Seasoni
6.7
Valuei

based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameNélson Macedo Monte
PositionCentre-back
NationalityPortugal
Age31
Date of birth20 Jul 1995
BirthplaceVila do Conde
Height187 cm
Shirt number#4
ClubAlmeria
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Centre-back

Season stats

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28
Appearances
0
Goals
1
Assists
2464
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Almeria.

Scout report

Experienced headCentral defender

Nélson Monte is a 31-year-old central defender at Almeria, rated 31.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 93rd of 128 on scout potential in the Segunda División. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option this season (56.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.01 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Monte.

Judged on this season alone, Monte graded 21 — a solid campaign that ranks top 39% of the 34 centre-backs in the Segunda División, on 6 clean sheets and 3.014 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 49 → 21). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 32, 24th of 34 of the 34 centre-backs in the Segunda División. At 31 Monte is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 6.7 reflects that trajectory.

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Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2024/25Trending downBreakout: 2022/235 clubs
Current potential24th of 34 centre-backs · Segunda DivisiónCurrent seasonTop 39% centre-backs · Segunda División13th-best centre-back in the Segunda División93rd in the Segunda División · potential24th-highest potential centre-back in the Segunda División
31.8
Ratingi
24th of 34 centre-backs
21.1
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
56.3%
Minutes
rotation minutes
3.01
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Almeria finished 3rd of 22 · an upper-table side

26
Apps
3.01
Def. / 90
20
Tackles
41
Interceptions
6
Clean sheets

3.01 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 6 clean sheets across 26 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (3rd of 22) 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 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 56.3% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Age curve. At 31, 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 31.8, Monte carries the 24th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Segunda División of 34. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.01 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).

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

Season statistics

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

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists1

Defending

Tackles20
Interceptions41
Blocks17

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards8
Red cards0

Transfer news

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