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PositionCentre-back
NationalityNigeria
Age27
Date of birth1 Jun 1999
BirthplaceNsukka
Height194 cm
Shirt number#26
ClubSeptemvri Sofia
Centre-back
23
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
1073
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Septemvri Sofia.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
First League230010736.75
Cup1000

Scout report

Squad depthCentral defender

V. Ozornwafor is a 27-year-old central defender at Septemvri Sofia, rated 22.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 158th of 252 on scout potential in the First League. In his prime years, he has been a fringe squad member this season (31.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.85 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Ozornwafor.

Judged on this season alone, Ozornwafor graded 10 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 33rd of 46 of the 46 centre-backs in the First League, on 3 clean sheets and 2.852 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 4 → 10). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 23, 25th of 46 of the 46 centre-backs in the First League. At 27 Ozornwafor is in his prime years, and a market index of 2.6 reflects that trajectory.

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Past his 2021/22 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2021/22Trending downStepped up 2025/264 clubs
Current potential25th of 46 centre-backs · First LeagueCurrent season33rd of 46 centre-backs · First League33rd-best centre-back in the First League158th in the First League · potential25th-highest potential centre-back in the First League
22.7
Ratingi
25th of 46 centre-backs
9.9
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
31.4%
Minutes
limited game time
2.85
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Septemvri Sofia finished 14th of 16 · a relegation-threatened side

2.85
Def. / 90
1
Tackles
23
Interceptions
3
Clean sheets

2.85 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 23 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (14th of 16) 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.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 31.4% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 22.7, Ozornwafor carries the 25th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the First League of 46, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Septemvri Sofia finished 14th of 16) — 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 moderate defensive volume (2.85 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.

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

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.