Adam Forshaw

Forshaw's current-season form is level with last season (Season 14→14), while his Rating held around 14. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 22).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Blackburn · 10th	3	0	6.6	14	14
2025/26	Blackburn · 20th	22	1	6.9	14	14
2024/25	Blackburn	16	1	6.72	—	—
2024/25	Plymouth · 23rd	32	1	6.72	21	14
2023/24	Plymouth · 21st	19	0	6.6	24	5
2023/24	Norwich	6	0	6.6	—	—
2022/23	Leeds · 19th	12	0	6.65	33	4

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 12 earlier seasons and 2 youth-team spells in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headCentral midfielder

A. Forshaw is a 34-year-old central midfielder at Blackburn, enjoying a standout season — 1 goals and 0 assists in 22 appearances, a Season grade of 14. On long-term scout potential he's rated 13.5. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member (27.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.99 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Forshaw.

On the season, Forshaw graded 14 for current form (age-blind), on 1 goal, 0 assists and 3.991 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 14 → 14). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 14. At 34 Forshaw is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 3.1 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2021/22Trending upRemarkably consistentInjury-hit 2025/26

13.5

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

13.5

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

27.8%

Minutes

limited game time

3.99

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · Blackburn finished 20th of 24 · a lower-table side

Apps

3.99

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.99 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 22 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (20th 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. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Defensive volume. 3.99 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Game time. Only 27.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 34, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 13.5 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.99 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %27.8%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900.078

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.078

Defensive actions / 903.991

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Cards / 900.391

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~10), then tapers with age. At 34, Forshaw sits on 3.1, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Forshaw's projected Rating — 13.5 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Championship with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles35

Interceptions13

Blocks3

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards5

Red cards0

Transfer history

€5.2M total transfer fees · 6 moves

BlackburnJan 2025 – nowFree Transfer

PlymouthJan 2024 – Jan 2025Free

NorwichAug 2023 – Jan 2024Free

LeedsJan 2018 – Aug 2023€ 5.2M

MiddlesbroughJan 2015 – Jan 2018

WiganSept 2014 – Jan 2015

Brentforduntil Sept 2014

About A. Forshaw

Adam John Forshaw is a 34-year-old central midfielder who plays for Blackburn, born on October 8, 1991 in Liverpool, standing 174 cm tall. He is from England. Blackburn currently sit 10th of 24 in the Championship.

This season

In the current season, A. Forshaw has made 3 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 133 minutes, with 1 yellow card.

A. Forshaw's next match is on September 5, 2026, when Blackburn face Preston away in the Championship.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates A. Forshaw at 13.5 with a Season form score of 13.5. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the Championship. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 17 recorded seasons, A. Forshaw has totalled 390 club appearances with 17 goals and 7 assists for 10 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2012/13, with 46 appearances for Brentford.

A. Forshaw's career has also included time at Plymouth, Norwich, Leeds, Middlesbrough, Wigan and Brentford.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.