Domestic-league season · Zemplín Michalovce.
Ben Arron Cottrell is a 24-year-old central midfielder at Zemplín Michalovce, rated 31.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 23rd of 160 in the Super Liga. An emerging talent, he has been a rotation option this season (41% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.05 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Cottrell.
Judged on this season alone, Cottrell graded 24 — a standout campaign that ranks top 5% of the 21 central midfielders in the Super Liga, on 4 goals, 2 assists and 3.046 defensive actions per 90.
We hold a single season for Cottrell, so there's no year-on-year comparison to draw yet — the read above is this campaign only.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 32, top 20% of the 21 central midfielders in the Super Liga. At 24 Cottrell is in his prime years, and a market index of 10.2 reflects that trajectory.
3.05 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 26 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (5th of 6) 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 4 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 31.9, Cottrell carries the 4th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Super Liga (top 20%), and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Zemplín Michalovce finished 5th of 6) — 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 (3.05 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. 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.
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 (~10), then tapers with age. At 24, Cottrell sits on 10.2, at or near its peak. The blue line is Cottrell's projected Rating — 31.9 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.
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