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Full nameAbdulyussuf Adedeji Adeniyi Oshilaja
PositionCentre-back
NationalityEngland
Age33
Date of birth2 Mar 1993
BirthplaceBermondsey
Height181 cm
Shirt number#23
ClubMansfield Town
Centre-back
9
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
809
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Mansfield Town.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
League Cup100946.9

Scout report

Experienced headCentral defender

A. Oshilaja is a 33-year-old central defender at Mansfield Town, rated 13.1 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 194th of 213 on scout potential in the League One. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option this season (39.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Oshilaja.

Judged on this season alone, Oshilaja graded 13 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 40th of 64 of the 64 centre-backs in the League One, on 2 clean sheets and 3.004 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 36 → 13). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2025/26.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 13, 56th of 64 of the 64 centre-backs in the League One. At 33 Oshilaja is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.7 reflects that trajectory.

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Past his 2025/26 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2025/26Trending downRemarkably consistent
13.1
Ratingi
56th of 64 centre-backs
12.7
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
39.1%
Minutes
rotation minutes
3
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Mansfield Town finished 17th of 24 · a lower-table side

9
Apps
3
Def. / 90
10
Tackles
14
Interceptions
2
Clean sheets

3 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 9 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (17th of 24) 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 39.1% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Age curve. At 33, 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 13.1, Oshilaja carries the 56th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the League One of 64 — though on just 9 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.7× and falling).

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

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the League One with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0
Shots2

Passing

Assists0
Chances created3
Passes372
Pass accuracy75%

Possession

Successful dribbles1
Dribble success50%
Duels won40
Duels won %62.5%
Fouls won8

Defending

Tackles10
Interceptions14
Blocks3
Fouls committed9

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.