Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Sheffield Wednesday.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Championship | 28 | 3 | 3 | 2454 | 7.21 |
 League Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 6.8 |
Scout report
B. Bannan is a 36-year-old defensive midfielder at Sheffield Wednesday, enjoying a standout season — 3 goals and 4 assists in 44 appearances, a Season grade of 40, top 25% of Championship defensive midfielders. On long-term scout potential he's rated 22.6, ranking 464th of 493 in the Championship. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter (75% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.88 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Bannan.
Judged on this season alone, Bannan graded 40 — a strong campaign that ranks top 25% of the 65 defensive midfielders in the Championship, on 3 goals, 4 assists and 2.875 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 47 → 40). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2024/25.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 23, 60th of 65 of the 65 defensive midfielders in the Championship. At 36 Bannan is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 5.2 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Sheffield Wednesday finished 24th of 24 · a relegation-threatened side
2.88 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 44 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (24th 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. Going forward he chipped in 3 goals and 4 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 75% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.21 goal involvements per 90, useful for a defensive midfielder.
Watch points
- Age curve. At 36, 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 22.6, Bannan carries the 60th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Championship of 65, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Sheffield Wednesday finished 24th of 24) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.88 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.
Transfer news
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