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Nelson Abbey

Defender · Rio Ave · 23 · England

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Season score
47.8
Liga Portugal 26/27, 4 matches
Last 5 weeks
42.2
average of weeks with 60+ minutes
Market value
€1.5M
+€500k (+50%) since 18 Dec 2025
Transfermarkt, 28 May 2026
Born
28 Aug 2003
Height
187 cm
Foot
L
Contract until
30 Jun 2028
Wikipedia views
456 4 weeks

Wikipedia Wikidata Transfermarkt

Every week

1–7 Jul 2025 to 20–26 Oct 2026

27 of 69 weeks with 60+ minutes, averaging 42.0 (minutes-weighted); 0 of them 70 or better.

no matchunder 60′under 4545–5555–7070+

Every week as a table
WeekMatchesMinutesScoreExpectedUnderlying
8–14 Sep 20261130.244.630.0
18–24 Aug 202617747.044.347.0
11–17 Aug 202619047.643.947.5
4–10 Aug 202619048.943.348.8
5–11 May 202617234.143.634.0
28 Apr – 4 May 202618231.744.131.5
21–27 Apr 202617742.944.042.8
14–20 Apr 202619024.345.124.1
7–13 Apr 202619046.744.946.6
31 Mar – 6 Apr 202616839.045.038.9
17–23 Mar 202619033.845.633.7
10–16 Mar 202617532.346.232.2
3–9 Mar 202618938.246.638.3
24 Feb – 2 Mar 202614542.746.742.7
3–9 Feb 202619048.446.448.4
27 Jan – 2 Feb 202619041.946.641.9
20–26 Jan 202619048.446.448.3
13–19 Jan 202619048.446.148.4
30 Dec 2025 – 5 Jan 202619038.646.538.5
23–29 Dec 202519043.746.643.6
16–22 Dec 202512060.846.260.8
9–15 Dec 202517943.746.243.6
2–8 Dec 202516639.646.539.9
25 Nov – 1 Dec 202519043.146.643.0
4–10 Nov 202519041.446.941.3
16–22 Sep 202519049.846.549.8
9–15 Sep 202519043.446.643.3
26 Aug – 1 Sep 202519039.047.138.9
19–25 Aug 202519049.346.849.2
12–18 Aug 202518143.447.043.3

Against expectation

How it's expected

Each week's score beside what the player's earlier matches led to expect. Over the last 10 weeks with 60+ minutes: −4.8 a week below expectation.

20.030.040.050.012 Aug16 Sep9 Dec20 Jan10 Mar14 Apr4 AugScore 47.0Expected 44.3

Market value

Where these come from
Transfermarkt €1.5M +€500k (+50%) since 18 Dec 2025 28 May 2026 · its own valuation, revised a few times a year
Current estimate €1.6M no change recorded 22 Oct 2026 · BSD, seen when squads refresh
0€500K€1.0M€1.5M€2.0M202120222023202420252026€1.5M€1.6M
Every value as a table
DateSourceValue
22 Oct 2026Current estimate (BSD)€1.6M
28 May 2026Transfermarkt€1.5M
18 Dec 2025Transfermarkt€1.0M
30 May 2025Transfermarkt€700k
31 Mar 2025Transfermarkt€700k
30 Dec 2024Transfermarkt€500k
30 May 2024Transfermarkt€500k
27 Dec 2023Transfermarkt€400k
15 Oct 2020Transfermarkt€150k

Two different estimates, so each is its own line and each change is measured within its own line.

Moves

All transfers
DateMoveFee
1 Jul 2025Olympiacos Rio AveFree or loan
30 Jun 2025Rio Ave OlympiacosFree or loan
7 Jan 2025Olympiacos Rio AveFree or loan
3 Jan 2025Swansea OlympiacosFree or loan
23 Aug 2024Olympiacos SwanseaFree or loan
25 Jan 2024Reading Olympiacos€400k
1 Jul 2023Reading U21 ReadingUndisclosed

What the score is made of

Liga Portugal 26/27: each part per 90 minutes against the average defender in the top five leagues (0), in standard deviations.

  • Shooting −0.42
  • Creating −0.48
  • Progressing +0.14
  • Keeping the ball −0.25
  • Defending +0.10
  • Aerial −0.39
  • Finishing +0.04

Attention

English Wikipedia views per week, the article and its redirects, last 52 weeks.

020040060080028 Oct16 Dec3 Feb24 Mar12 May30 Jun18 Aug6 Oct

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Recent score: the last six months. Cheaper: valued at less than 60% of Nelson Abbey.

Seasons

SeasonCompetitionTeamMatchesMinutesScoreUnderlying
Liga Portugal 26/27Liga PortugalRio Ave425847.847.8
Liga Portugal 25/26Liga PortugalRio Ave262,10441.441.4
Liga Portugal 24/25Liga PortugalRio Ave863544.044.0

Latest matches

30 since July 2025
DateCompetitionOpponentResultMinGoalsAssistsxGxAScore
14 Sep 2026Liga PortugalCF Estrela AmadoraD 3–3100––30.2
22 Aug 2026Liga Portugalat Estoril PraiaW 2–07700–0.0347.0
15 Aug 2026Liga PortugalFC PortoL 0–29000–0.0247.6
9 Aug 2026Liga Portugalat Gil VicenteL 0–19000–0.0048.9
11 May 2026Liga PortugalSporting CPL 1–47200–0.0034.1
3 May 2026Liga PortugalGil VicenteD 0–08200–0.0531.7
25 Apr 2026Liga Portugalat Vitória SCL 0–27700–0.0042.9
17 Apr 2026Liga PortugalAVS - Futebol SADD 2–29000–0.0524.3
11 Apr 2026Liga Portugalat Santa ClaraW 2–09000–0.0046.7
4 Apr 2026Liga PortugalFC AlvercaL 1–26801–0.3239.0
All 30 matches
DateCompetitionOpponentResultMinGoalsAssistsxGxAScore
14 Sep 2026Liga PortugalCF Estrela AmadoraD 3–3100––30.2
22 Aug 2026Liga Portugalat Estoril PraiaW 2–07700–0.0347.0
15 Aug 2026Liga PortugalFC PortoL 0–29000–0.0247.6
9 Aug 2026Liga Portugalat Gil VicenteL 0–19000–0.0048.9
11 May 2026Liga PortugalSporting CPL 1–47200–0.0034.1
3 May 2026Liga PortugalGil VicenteD 0–08200–0.0531.7
25 Apr 2026Liga Portugalat Vitória SCL 0–27700–0.0042.9
17 Apr 2026Liga PortugalAVS - Futebol SADD 2–29000–0.0524.3
11 Apr 2026Liga Portugalat Santa ClaraW 2–09000–0.0046.7
4 Apr 2026Liga PortugalFC AlvercaL 1–26801–0.3239.0
22 Mar 2026Liga Portugalat Estoril PraiaW 2–190000.010.0633.8
15 Mar 2026Liga PortugalCF Estrela AmadoraW 2–17500–0.1532.3
9 Mar 2026Liga Portugalat TondelaW 1–089000.020.0238.2
1 Mar 2026Liga PortugalFamalicãoD 0–04500–0.0042.7
8 Feb 2026Liga Portugalat Sporting BragaL 0–39000–0.0148.4
31 Jan 2026Liga PortugalFC AroucaL 0–39000–0.0341.9
25 Jan 2026Liga Portugalat CD NacionalL 0–49000–0.0148.4
17 Jan 2026Liga PortugalBenficaL 0–29000–0.0148.4
4 Jan 2026Liga PortugalCasa PiaW 3–19000–0.0138.6
28 Dec 2025Liga Portugalat Sporting CPL 0–49000–0.0143.7
20 Dec 2025Liga Portugalat Gil VicenteD 2–22000–0.0060.8
13 Dec 2025Liga PortugalVitória SCL 0–17900–0.0043.7
6 Dec 2025Liga Portugalat AVS - Futebol SADW 2–166000.040.0139.6
30 Nov 2025Liga PortugalSanta ClaraD 1–19000–0.0143.1
8 Nov 2025Liga Portugalat FC AlvercaD 1–19000–0.0141.4
19 Sep 2025Liga PortugalFC PortoL 0–39000–0.0149.8
13 Sep 2025Liga Portugalat MoreirenseL 1–39000–0.0143.4
31 Aug 2025Liga PortugalSporting BragaD 2–29000–0.0039.0
23 Aug 2025Liga Portugalat FC AroucaD 3–39000–0.0049.3
17 Aug 2025Liga PortugalCD NacionalD 1–18100–0.0043.4