NESTORY IRANKUNDA
Attacker · Sporting CP · Primeira Liga
“Direct inside forward who attacks space with real edge.”
GoalPost verdict
GoalPost score (GPS)
GoalPost read
N. Irankunda rates limited: an inside forward whose value rests on elite position-adjusted output and steady season-to-season consistency, but whose recent decline tempers the case. An early bloomer whose peak came at Adelaide United, he is still emerging.
GoalPost value
What GoalPost values him at
range €1.1M – €1.2M
What he’s worth on the pitch today — our number, not the market’s.
GPS / value trend
Daily snapshots only. Sparse history stays hidden rather than drawing a flat line.
Scouting report
Strengths
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Watch-outs
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Analysis overview
Irankunda plays like an attacker who wants to receive on the half-turn and drive straight at the back line. From the inside-forward lane, he looks to get inside rather than stay wide, using sharp movement and quick carries to force defenders to back off. His game is built around directness, threat in the channels, and committing opponents early.
Playing style
Shot profile
Shots / 90
1.83
SoT / 90
0.20
Accuracy
11%
Conversion
0%
Club football this season: 9 shots in 9 matches (442 min).
Goal Threat coverage is not available for this player yet, so this card shows only raw shooting rates.
Last 12 matches · shots
14 shots · 1 goal
Player intelligence
Workrate
The unglamorous work: tackles, interceptions, duels, passing, fouls won, minutes and discipline, against his position
Ball progression
Estimated progressive passes and carries, against his position
Team impact
Awaiting measured on-pitch impact sample
Performance overview
2026/27 season by competition
| Competition | Apps | Goals | Assists | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 UEFA Champions League | 2 | 0 | 1 | 152 | 6.83 |
 Primeira Liga | 7 | 0 | 1 | 290 | 6.83 |
| Total | 9 | 0 | 2 | 442 | 6.83 |
Form (last 10 matches)
Each dot is one match rating.
Advanced performance
Goals
0.00
per 90
Assists
0.41
per 90
Shots
1.83
per 90
Shots on target
0.20
per 90
Conversion
0%
goals per shot
Dribbles
2.44
per 90 · 60% completed
Key passes
3.67
per 90
Pass accuracy
81%
Fouls won
2.04
per 90
Tackles + interceptions
1.63
per 90
Match-by-match breakdown
| Date | Opponent | Result | G | A | Rating | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30 |  Casa Pia | Primeira Liga | W0-2 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Oct 25 |  Academico Viseu | Primeira Liga | L1-2 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Oct 21 |  Lask Linz | UCL | L2-3 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 |
| Oct 13 |  Lens | UCL | W0-2 | 73 | 0 | 1 | 7.4 |
| Oct 9 |  SC Braga | Primeira Liga | W1-3 | 79 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Sep 29 |  Brazil | Friendly | L2-4 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 5.5 |
Minutes played
Total minutes
Primeira Liga290 (66%)UEFA Champions League152 (34%)Career timeline
Career stats by season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 |  Sporting CP | Primeira Liga | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0.29 | 6.95 |
| 2025/26 |  Watford | Championship | 41 | 4 | 4 | 0.20 | 6.81 |
| 2024/25 |  Grasshoppers | Super League | 22 | 5 | 3 | 0.36 | 6.84 |
| 2023/24 |  Adelaide United | A-League | 26 | 8 | 6 | 0.54 | 7.34 |
| 2022/23 | Adelaide United | A-League | 20 | 5 | 2 | 0.35 | 6.88 |
| 2021/22 | Adelaide United | A-League | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0.23 | 6.68 |
Career highlights
Honors are not available yet.
Spell detail
Apps
7
Goals
0
Assists
2
Minutes
278
By season
| 2026/27 | Primeira Liga | 7 app | 0 g | 6.95 |
Goals by season
0 goals in the spell
International career
Australia
National-team finishes
No national-team finishes on record.
World Cup 2026
Australia
Australia's tournament →Apps
4
Minutes
264
Goals
1
Assists
0
Avg rating
6.80