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Rikelme

Squad depthShabab Al Ahli Dubai · 23 yrsFringe player

Profile

PositionCentre-back
NationalityBrazil
Age23
Date of birth16 Jul 2003
Height184 cm
Shirt number#16
ClubShabab Al Ahli Dubai
Centre-back
0
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
99
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Shabab Al Ahli Dubai.

Scout report

Squad depthBall-winning Central defender

Rikelme is a 23-year-old central defender at Shabab Al Ahli Dubai, rated 27.1 overall by Field Insider's model. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (8.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 5.46 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Rikelme.

On the season, Rikelme graded 3 for current form (age-blind), on 0 clean sheets and 5.455 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 31 → 5). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 27. At 23 Rikelme is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 2.7 reflects that trajectory.

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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending down
27.1
Ratingi
below regular-starter level
2.7
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
8.5%
Minutes
limited game time
5.46
Def. actions / 90
high defensive volume

Output in context · Shabab Al Ahli Dubai finished 2nd of 14 · a title-challenging side

0
Apps
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Clean sheets

No league appearances recorded this season, so there's no output sample to read yet.

Strengths

  • Defensive volume. 5.46 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 8.5% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 27.1 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as high defensive volume (5.46 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). 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.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.