Adam Phillips

Following his move to Bradford, Phillips's current-season form is level with last season (Season 33→33), while his Rating held around 37. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 39).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Bradford · 3rd	6	0	1	6.54	37	33
2025/26	Barnsley · 15th	43	9	5	6.74	37	33
2024/25	Barnsley · 12th	36	7	7	7.03	45	32
2023/24	Barnsley · 6th	44	12	6	7.08	51	39
2022/23	Barnsley · 4th	37	9	8	6.98	50	33

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 5 earlier seasons and 4 youth-team spells in the full career.

Scout report

Project playerCentral midfielder

A. Phillips is a 28-year-old central midfielder at Barnsley, enjoying a standout season — 9 goals and 5 assists in 43 appearances, a Season grade of 44. On long-term scout potential he's rated 37. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter (72% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.02 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Phillips.

On the season, Phillips graded 44 for current form (age-blind), on 9 goals, 5 assists and 2.023 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 33 → 33). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 37. At 28 Phillips is in his prime years, and a market index of 8.3 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2023/24 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2023/24Holding levelRemarkably consistentStepped up 2021/22

Ratingi

developing / rotation level

43.5

Seasoni

developing / rotation level

72%

Minutes

a regular starter

2.02

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Barnsley finished 15th of 24 · a mid-table side

Apps

2.02

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.02 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 43 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 9 goals and 5 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 72% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.42 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.

Watch points

Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 37 overall — developing / rotation level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.02 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %72%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900.272

Assists / 900.151

Goal contribution / 900.423

Defensive actions / 902.023

Player flow

Goal involvements14

Cards / 900.091

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 (~14), then tapers with age. At 28, Phillips sits on 8.3, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Phillips's projected Rating — 37 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 League One with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals9

Passing

Assists5

Defending

Tackles27

Interceptions28

Blocks12

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3

Red cards0

Transfer history

BradfordJun 2026 – now

BarnsleySept 2022 – Jun 2026

Burnleyuntil Sept 2022

Dordrecht(on loan)Jan 2019 – Sept 2022

Norwich(back from loan)Sept 2018 – Jan 2019

HHamilton Academical(on loan)Jul 2018 – Sept 2018

Norwich(back from loan)Jul 2018 – Jul 2018

Cambridge United(on loan)Jan 2018 – Jul 2018

NorwichJul 2017 – Jan 2018

Liverpooluntil Jul 2017

About A. Phillips

Adam Lee Phillips is a 28-year-old central midfielder who plays for Bradford, born on January 15, 1998 in Garstang, standing 180 cm tall. He is from England. Bradford currently sit 3rd of 24 in the League One.

This season

In the current season, A. Phillips has made 6 appearances with 0 goals and 1 assist across 278 minutes, with 1 yellow card.

A. Phillips's next match is on September 19, 2026, when Bradford face Luton away in the League One.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates A. Phillips at 37 with a Season form score of 43.5. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 12 recorded seasons, A. Phillips has totalled 279 club appearances with 57 goals and 43 assists for 10 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2023/24, with 44 appearances for Barnsley.

A. Phillips's career has also included time at Barnsley, Burnley, Dordrecht, Norwich, HHamilton Academical, Cambridge United and Liverpool.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.