Following his move to Yunnan Yukun, Nené's current-season form is up 363% on last season (Season 8→37), while his Rating eased 22→18. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 44).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Johor Darul Takzim FC	5	0	0	6.74	—	—
2025/26	Yunnan Yukun · 8th	28	2	1	7.01	18	37
2024/25	Jagiellonia · 3rd	10	2	1	6.93	22	8
2023/24	Jagiellonia · 1st	32	9	7	7.3	34	44
2022/23	Jagiellonia · 14th	27	5	2	7.01	31	39
2021/22	Santa Clara · 7th	26	0	0	6.63	50	10

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 3 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headBall-winning Defensive midfielder

Nené is a 31-year-old defensive midfielder at Yunnan Yukun, enjoying a standout season — 2 goals and 1 assists in 28 appearances, a Season grade of 37, top 33% of Super League defensive midfielders. On long-term scout potential he's rated 17.8, ranking 127th of 279 in the Super League. A seasoned veteran, he has been an ever-present (90.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.23 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Nené.

Judged on this season alone, Nené graded 37 — a solid campaign that ranks top 34% of the 27 defensive midfielders in the Super League, on 2 goals, 1 assist and 4.231 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 8 → 37). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 18, 14th of 27 of the 27 defensive midfielders in the Super League. At 31 Nené is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.3 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2023/24 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2023/24Holding levelBreakout: 2022/23

Current potential14th of 27 defensive midfielders · Super League Current seasonTop 34% defensive midfielders · Super League9th-best defensive midfielder in the Super League127th in the Super League · potential14th-highest potential defensive midfielder in the Super League

17.8

Ratingi

14th of 27 defensive midfielders

37.3

Seasoni

developing / rotation level

90.6%

Minutes

near ever-present

4.23

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · Yunnan Yukun finished 8th of 16 · a mid-table side

4.23

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

4.23 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 6 clean sheets across 28 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 90.6% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Defensive volume. 4.23 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Age curve. At 31, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 17.8, Nené carries the 14th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Super League of 27. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.23 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %90.6%

Available fixtures30 of 30

Goals / 900.074

Assists / 900.037

Goal contribution / 900.11

Defensive actions / 904.231

Player flow

Goal involvements3

Shot conversion %20

Shot accuracy %34.5

Dribble success %61.7

Cards / 900.294

Foul involvement / 904.011

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

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 (~3), then tapers with age. At 31, Nené sits on 1.3, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Nené's projected Rating — 17.8 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.