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Full nameAlex Nicholas Gilliead
PositionDefensive midfielder
NationalityEngland
Age30
Date of birth11 Feb 1996
BirthplaceShotley Bridge
Height183 cm
Shirt number#17
ClubShrewsbury
Defensive midfielder
3
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
135
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Shrewsbury.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
League Two3001356.73
FA Cupat Carlisle200767.3
League Cup100116.9

Scout report

Squad depthBall-winning Defensive midfielder

A. Gilliead is a 30-year-old defensive midfielder at Shrewsbury, rated 12.2 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (3.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.67 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Gilliead.

On the season, Gilliead graded 1 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 0 assists and 4.667 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 23 → 1). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 12. At 30 Gilliead is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.7 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2020/21Holding levelRemarkably consistentStepped up 2024/25
12.2
Ratingi
below regular-starter level
0.9
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
3.3%
Minutes
limited game time
4.67
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Shrewsbury finished 19th of 24 · a lower-table side

4.67
Def. / 90
7
Tackles
Interceptions
0
Clean sheets

4.67 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume across 3 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (19th 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.

Strengths

  • Defensive volume. 4.67 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 3.3% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 12.2 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.67 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).

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

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.