Domestic-league season · Benfica.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Primeira Liga | 30 | 2 | 0 | 2605 | 7.41 |
 UEFA Champions League | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1260 | 7.12 |
 FIFA Club World Cup | 4 | 1 | 1 | 390 | 7.63 |
 Friendlies Clubs | 4 | 1 | 1 | 390 | 7.63 |
 Taça de Portugal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 6.9 |
Otamendi's current-season form is down 12% on last season (Season 66→58), while his Rating eased 26→19. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 83).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Benfica · 3rd | 30 | 2 | 0 | 7.41 | 19 | 58 |
| 2024/25 | Benfica · 2nd | 33 | 6 | 2 | 7.45 | 26 | 66 |
| 2023/24 | Benfica · 2nd | 31 | 2 | 1 | 7.26 | 25 | 68 |
| 2022/23 | Benfica · 1st | 29 | 1 | 0 | 7.31 | 24 | 83 |
| 2021/22 | Benfica · 3rd | 28 | 0 | 1 | 7.2 | 26 | 54 |
| 2020/21 | Benfica · 3rd | 27 | 1 | 0 | 7.01 | 31 | 67 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
| Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|
| Friendlies | 1 | 0 |
Caps & goals this season.
N. Otamendi is a 38-year-old central defender at Benfica, rated 18.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 303rd of 317 in the Primeira Liga. A seasoned veteran, he has been an ever-present this season (85.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.73 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Otamendi.
Judged on this season alone, Otamendi graded 58 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 8% of the 56 centre-backs in the Primeira Liga, on 12 clean sheets and 3.731 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 66 → 58). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2022/23.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 19, 52nd of 56 of the 56 centre-backs in the Primeira Liga. At 38 Otamendi is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 2.9 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2022/23 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
3.73 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 12 clean sheets across 30 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (3rd 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 2 goals and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 18.5, Otamendi carries the 52nd-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Primeira Liga of 56. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.73 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.5× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
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 (~12), then tapers with age. At 38, Otamendi sits on 2.9, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Otamendi's projected Rating — 18.5 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.
€82.8M total transfer fees · 6 moves
No transfer news found for this player.
