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 defensive midfielder at Bradford, enjoying a standout season — 11 goals and 3 assists in 40 appearances, a Season grade of 43, top 33% of League One defensive midfielders. On long-term scout potential he's rated 16.9, ranking 147th of 160 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 — a solid campaign that ranks top 34% of the 9 defensive 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, 9th of 9 of the 9 defensive 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 defensive 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 16.9, Sarcevic carries the 9th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the League One of 9. 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 defensive midfielders in the League One with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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