based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026
Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Bradford.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 League Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 7.6 |
Scout report
A. Sarcevic is a 34-year-old central midfielder at Bradford, enjoying a standout season — 11 goals and 3 assists in 40 appearances, a Season grade of 43, top 12% of League One central midfielders. On long-term scout potential he's rated 16.8, ranking 198th of 213 in the League One. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter (69.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.97 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Sarcevic.
Judged on this season alone, Sarcevic graded 43 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 12% of the 42 central midfielders in the League One, on 11 goals, 3 assists and 1.973 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 17, 42nd of 42 of the 42 central midfielders in the League One. At 34 Sarcevic is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.9 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2023/24 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Bradford finished 4th of 24 · an upper-table side
1.97 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 10 clean sheets across 40 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (4th of 24) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 11 goals and 3 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 69.7% 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
- Defensive numbers. Modest 1.97 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
- 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
With a Rating of 16.8, Sarcevic carries the 42nd-highest potential of the central midfielders in the League One of 42. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.97 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.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the League One with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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