Field Insider
18.5
31.7%
Ratingi
14.2
42.7%
Seasoni
2.7
Valuei

based on the 2025/26 season · updated 22 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameNélson Miguel Castro Oliveira
PositionCentre-forward
NationalityPortugal
Age35
Date of birth8 Aug 1991
BirthplaceBarcelos
Height186 cm
Shirt number#7
ClubGuimaraes
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Centre-forward

Season stats

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26
Appearances
3
Goals
0
Assists
1314
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Vitória SC.

Scout report

Experienced headCentre-forward

Nélson Oliveira is a 35-year-old centre-forward at Vitória SC, rated 16.1 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option this season (42.9% of available minutes). He brings 0.21 goal contributions per 90 (0.21 goals, 0 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Oliveira.

On the season, Oliveira graded 14 for current form (age-blind), on 3 goals and 0 assists in 26 appearances (0.205 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 25 → 14). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 16. At 35 Oliveira is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 2.7 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2024/25Holding levelRemarkably consistent
16.1
Ratingi
below regular-starter level
14.2
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
42.9%
Minutes
rotation minutes
0.21
Goal contrib / 90
modest end product

Output in context · Vitória SC finished 9th of 18 · a mid-table side

26
Apps
3
Goals
0
Assists
3
G+A
0.12
Goals / app

3 goals in 26 appearances (0.12 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 42.9% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Output. 0.21 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.
  • Age curve. At 35, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 16.1 overall — below regular-starter level. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.21 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).

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

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-forwards in the Primeira Liga with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals3—

Passing

Assists0—

Defending

Tackles5—
Interceptions2—
Blocks2—

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3
Red cards1

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.