Alexander Gilbert

Following his move to Middlesbrough, Gilbert's current-season form is level with last season (Season 6→6), while his Rating climbed 43→58. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 7).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Middlesbrough · 5th	21	1	1	6.68	58	6
2024/25	Middlesbrough · 10th	7	1	0	6.67	63	2
2024/25	CharltonLoan · 4th	14	0	4	7.01	43	6
2023/24	Middlesbrough · 8th	12	1	3	6.9	65	7
2021/22	Swindon TownLoan · 6th	8	0	1	6.59	30	2
2020/21	Brentford	2	0	0	6.8	—	—

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

Republic of Ireland · international

Side	Apps	G
Republic of Ireland U21	2	0
Republic of Ireland U19	3	0

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

Scout report

Squad depthWinger

A. Gilbert is a 24-year-old winger at Middlesbrough, rated 57.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 228th of 495 on scout potential in the Championship. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (19.9% of available minutes). He brings 0.21 goal contributions per 90 (0.1 goals, 0.1 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Gilbert.

Judged on this season alone, Gilbert graded 6 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 34th of 38 of the 38 wingers in the Championship, on 1 goal and 1 assist in 21 appearances (0.205 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 6 → 6). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 58, 31st of 38 of the 38 wingers in the Championship. At 24 Gilbert is in his prime years, and a market index of 26.6 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Gilbert is operating at his career peak — the 2023/24 level is the level.

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

Current potential31st of 38 wingers · Championship · 21 apps Current season34th of 38 wingers · Championship · 21 apps34th-best winger in the Championship228th in the Championship · potential31st-highest potential winger in the Championship

57.8

Ratingi

31st of 38 wingers

6.1

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

19.9%

Minutes

limited game time

0.21

Goal contrib / 90

modest end product

Output in context · Middlesbrough finished 5th of 24 · an upper-table side

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.05

Goals / app

1 goal in 21 appearances (0.05 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 1 assist for 2 goal contributions in all.

Watch points

Game time. Only 19.9% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Output. 0.21 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.

Outlook

With a Rating of 57.8, Gilbert carries the 31st-highest potential of the wingers in the Championship of 38 — though on just 21 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.21 goal contributions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %19.9%

Available fixtures49 of 49

Goals / 900.103

Assists / 900.103

Goal contribution / 900.205

Defensive actions / 903.793

Player flow

Goal involvements2

Shot conversion %16.7

Shot accuracy %46.2

Pass accuracy %83

Dribble success %45

Cards / 900.513

Foul involvement / 901.435

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 (~27), then tapers with age. At 24, Gilbert sits on 26.6, at or near its peak. The blue line is Gilbert's projected Rating — 57.8 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 wingers in the Championship with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Shots on target6

Shots13

Passing

Assists1

Chances created12

Passes581

Pass accuracy83%

Possession

Successful dribbles9

Dribble success45%

Duels won41

Duels won %47.1%

Fouls won3

Defending

Tackles22

Interceptions11

Blocks4

Fouls committed11

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards5

Red cards0

Transfer history

GGilbert Alex2026/27 – nowFree

Middlesbrough(back from loan)2025/26 – 2026/27

Charlton(on loan)2024/25 – 2025/26

Middlesbrough2023/24 – 2024/25Free

Brentforduntil 2023/24

Brentford B2021/22 – 2023/24

Swindon Town(on loan)2021/22 – 2021/22

Brentforduntil 2021/22

About A. Gilbert

Alexander George Henry Gilbert is a 24-year-old winger who plays for Middlesbrough, born on December 28, 2001 in Birmingham, standing 183 cm tall. He is from Republic of Ireland. Middlesbrough currently sit 5th of 24 in the Championship.

This season

In the current season, A. Gilbert has made 21 appearances with 1 goal and 1 assist across 878 minutes, averaging a 6.49 match rating over his last 9 rated games, with 5 yellow cards. His season has spanned the Championship and the FA Cup. Though primarily a winger, he has also lined up in midfield and in defence this season.

When A. Gilbert plays, Middlesbrough's record this season is 12W-5D-5L — and his match ratings average 6.58 at home against 6.69 on the road.

Recent matches

April 25, 2026: 5-1 win at home vs Watford (90 minutes, 7 rating)
April 19, 2026: 2-2 draw away at Ipswich (61 minutes, 6.2 rating)
April 11, 2026: 0-1 loss at home vs Portsmouth (15 minutes, 6.5 rating)
April 6, 2026: 2-2 draw away at Swansea (9 minutes, 6.7 rating)
March 14, 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs Bristol City (18 minutes, 6.2 rating)
March 8, 2026: 4-0 win away at QPR (10 minutes, 6.3 rating)
March 2, 2026: 3-1 win away at Birmingham (1 minutes)
February 21, 2026: 0-0 draw at home vs Oxford United (15 minutes, 6.7 rating)
February 9, 2026: 2-1 win away at Sheffield Utd (23 minutes, 6.5 rating)
January 31, 2026: 1-0 win at home vs Norwich (28 minutes, 6.3 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates A. Gilbert at 57.8 with a Season form score of 6.1, ranking 228th of 495 wingers in the Championship. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the Premier League Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 9 recorded seasons, A. Gilbert has totalled 98 club appearances with 19 goals and 9 assists for 7 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2025/26, with 21 appearances for Middlesbrough.

A. Gilbert's career has also included time at GGilbert Alex, Charlton, Brentford, Brentford B and Swindon Town.

On the international stage, A. Gilbert has represented Republic of Ireland U21 and Republic of Ireland U19 — 5 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Middlesbrough finished 5th of 24 · an upper-table side

Watch points