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Full nameRyan Simasiku Nyambe
PositionDefensive midfielder
NationalityNamibia
Age28
Date of birth4 Dec 1997
BirthplaceKatima Mulilo
Height183 cm
Shirt number#24
ClubDerby
Defensive midfielderalso played MID
7
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
279
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Derby.

Also this season

On loan at ReadingLeague One: 19 apps, 0g 0a, 1405 min

The headline Season rating covers his time at Derby; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
League Oneat Reading190014056.47
Championship7002796.39

Scout report

Squad depthDefensive midfielder

R. Nyambe is a 28-year-old defensive midfielder at Derby, rated 39.4 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (13.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.9 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Nyambe.

On the season, Nyambe graded 4 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 0 assists and 2.903 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 12 → 4). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 39. At 28 Nyambe is in his prime years, and a market index of 10.9 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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Past his 2020/21 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2020/21Trending downStepped up 2024/254 clubs
39.4
Ratingi
developing / rotation level
3.5
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
13.5%
Minutes
limited game time
2.9
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Derby finished 8th of 24 · an upper-table side

2.9
Def. / 90
6
Tackles
2
Interceptions
1
Clean sheets

2.9 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 7 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (8th of 24) 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.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 13.5% 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 39.4 overall — developing / rotation level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.9 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).

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

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.