Following his move to Everton, Maitland-Niles's current-season form is level with last season (Season 45→45), while his Rating climbed 56→63. His peak season for form remains 2025/26 (Season 45).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Everton · 9th	2	1	0	7.16	63	45
2026/27	Lyon	1	0	0	6.6	—	—
2025/26	Lyon · 4th	30	1	4	6.74	56	45
2024/25	Lyon · 6th	34	1	4	6.98	70	43
2023/24	Lyon · 6th	23	1	4	6.95	71	32
2022/23	SouthamptonLoan · 20th	22	0	0	6.67	71	27

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 8 earlier seasons and 6 youth-team spells in the full career.

England · international

Side	Apps	G
England	5	0
England U21	3	0
England U20	7	0
England U19	8	1
England U17	1	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Solid contributorAttacking midfielder

A. Maitland-Niles is a 29-year-old attacking midfielder at Lyon, rated 55.4 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been an ever-present this season (81.2% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Maitland-Niles.

On the season, Maitland-Niles graded 22 for current form (age-blind), on 1 goal and 4 assists in 30 appearances (0.181 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 45 → 45). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2025/26.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 55. At 29 Maitland-Niles is in his prime years, and a market index of 17.8 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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A career still climbing — Maitland-Niles is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2022/235 clubs

55.4

Ratingi

a solid contributor and squad regular

22.1

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

81.2%

Minutes

near ever-present

0.18

Goal contrib / 90

modest end product

Output in context · Lyon finished 4th of 18 · an upper-table side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.03

Goals / app

1 goal in 30 appearances (0.03 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. He also laid on 4 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 5 goal contributions (0.17 per appearance).

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 81.2% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 88.4/100).

Watch points

Output. 0.18 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.

Outlook

Rated 55.4 overall — a solid contributor and squad regular. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.18 goal contributions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %81.2%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900.036

Assists / 900.145

Goal contribution / 900.181

Defensive actions / 903.404

Player flow

Goal involvements5

Cards / 900.217

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 (~67), then tapers with age. At 29, Maitland-Niles sits on 17.8, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Maitland-Niles's projected Rating — 55.4 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 attacking midfielders in the Premier League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1—

Passing

Assists4—

Defending

Tackles57—

Interceptions33—

Blocks4—

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards6

Red cards0

Transfer history

EvertonAug 2026 – now

LyonAug 2023 – Aug 2026Free

Southampton(on loan)Sept 2022 – Aug 2023

Arsenal(back from loan)Jul 2022 – Sept 2022

AS Roma(on loan)Jan 2022 – Jul 2022

Arsenal(back from loan)Jul 2021 – Jan 2022

West Brom(on loan)Feb 2021 – Jul 2021

Ipswich(on loan)Jul 2015 – Feb 2021

Arsenaluntil Jul 2015

About A. Maitland-Niles

Ainsley Cory Maitland-Niles is a 29-year-old attacking midfielder who plays for Everton, born on August 29, 1997 in London, standing 177 cm tall. He is from England. Everton currently sit 9th of 20 in the Premier League.

This season

In the current season, A. Maitland-Niles has made 2 appearances with 1 goal and 0 assists across 88 minutes, averaging a 7.05 match rating over his last 6 rated games. Though primarily a attacking midfielder, he has also lined up in defence this season.

When A. Maitland-Niles plays, Everton's record this season is 1W-3D-2L — and his match ratings average 7.3 at home against 6.8 on the road.

Recent matches

September 12, 2026: 0-0 draw away at Tottenham (75 minutes, 7.11 rating)
September 6, 2026: 2-2 draw at home vs Manchester United (13 minutes, 1 goal, 7.61 rating)
August 26, 2026: 1-2 loss at home vs Fenerbahçe (62 minutes, 1 assist, 6.7 rating)
August 18, 2026: 1-1 draw away at Fenerbahçe (90 minutes, 6.7 rating)
August 11, 2026: 3-0 win at home vs Sparta Praha (76 minutes, 1 goal, 7.6 rating)
August 4, 2026: 1-2 loss away at Sparta Praha (90 minutes, 6.6 rating)

A. Maitland-Niles's next match is on September 19, 2026, when Everton face Ipswich at home in the Premier League.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates A. Maitland-Niles at 55.4 with a Season form score of 22.1. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 20 career titles — among them the Florida Cup and the Emirates Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 14 recorded seasons, A. Maitland-Niles has totalled 277 club appearances with 6 goals and 17 assists for 9 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2024/25, with 34 appearances for Lyon.

A. Maitland-Niles's career has also included time at Lyon, Southampton, Arsenal, AS Roma, West Brom and Ipswich.

On the international stage, A. Maitland-Niles has represented England, England U21, England U20, England U19, England U17 — 24 caps and 1 goal in our records.

Transfer news

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