Domestic-league season · Orlando Pirates.
N. Ndaba is a 23-year-old full-back at Orlando Pirates, rated 1.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 21st of 257 in the Premier Soccer League. An emerging talent, he has been a rotation option this season (35.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 5.47 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Ndaba.
Judged on this season alone, Ndaba graded 22 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 15th of 35 of the 35 full-backs in the Premier Soccer League, on 7 clean sheets and 5.472 defensive actions per 90.
We hold a single season for Ndaba, so there's no year-on-year comparison to draw yet — the read above is this campaign only.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 2, top 15% of the 35 full-backs in the Premier Soccer League. At 23 Ndaba is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 0 reflects that trajectory.
5.47 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — high defensive volume, with 7 clean sheets across 15 appearances. Behind a title-challenging side (1st of 16) 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 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 1.7, Ndaba carries the 5th-highest potential of the full-backs in the Premier Soccer League (top 15%). Defensively he reads as high defensive volume (5.47 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.
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 17–37 (~0), then tapers with age. At 23, Ndaba sits on 0, at or near its peak. The blue line is Ndaba's projected Rating — 1.7 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.
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