Nicolás Domínguez
based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026
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Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Nottingham Forest.
Scout report
N. Domínguez is a 28-year-old defensive midfielder at Nottingham Forest, rated 51.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 122nd of 197 on scout potential in the Premier League. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (34.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 5.13 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Domínguez.
Judged on this season alone, Domínguez graded 24 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 7th of 15 of the 15 defensive midfielders in the Premier League, on 1 goal, 1 assist and 5.13 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 32 → 24). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2022/23.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 52, 11th of 15 of the 15 defensive midfielders in the Premier League. At 28 Domínguez is in his prime years, and a market index of 37.3 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2022/23 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Nottingham Forest finished 16th of 20 · a lower-table side
5.13 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — high defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 27 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (16th of 20) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.15 goal involvements per 90, useful for a defensive midfielder.
- Defensive volume. 5.13 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
- Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 92.1/100).
Watch points
- Game time. Only 34.9% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Outlook
With a Rating of 51.8, Domínguez carries the 11th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Premier League of 15, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Nottingham Forest finished 16th of 20) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as high defensive volume (5.13 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years). Doing it for a lesser side, he profiles as a value buy for a club higher up the table.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the Premier League with 600+ minutes this season.
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