Domestic-league season · Doncaster.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 League One | 21 | 1 | 0 | 907 | 6.73 |
 EFL Trophy | 6 | 0 | 0 | 356 | 6.96 |
 League Cup | 3 | 2 | 0 | 255 | 7.73 |
 FA Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 6.7 |
Close's current-season form is up 350% on last season (Season 2→9), while his Rating climbed 22→24. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 29).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Doncaster · 14th | 21 | 1 | 0 | 6.73 | 24 | 9 |
| 2024/25 | Doncaster · 1st | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6.61 | 22 | 2 |
| 2023/24 | Doncaster · 5th | 20 | 3 | 1 | 7.17 | 28 | 19 |
| 2022/23 | Doncaster · 18th | 36 | 2 | 3 | 6.88 | 31 | 29 |
| 2021/22 | Doncaster · 22nd | 14 | 0 | 2 | 6.91 | 40 | 11 |
| 2020/21 | Portsmouth · 8th | 22 | 1 | 0 | 6.87 | 42 | 10 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
B. Close is a 29-year-old central midfielder at Doncaster, rated 24.1 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 388th of 482 in the League One. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (21.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.37 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Close.
Judged on this season alone, Close graded 9 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 54th of 66 of the 66 central midfielders in the League One, on 1 goal, 0 assists and 3.374 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 2 → 9). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2022/23.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 24, 53rd of 66 of the 66 central midfielders in the League One. At 29 Close is in his prime years, and a market index of 8.2 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2022/23 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
3.37 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 21 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 24.1, Close carries the 53rd-highest potential of the central midfielders in the League One of 66. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.37 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).
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 (~15), then tapers with age. At 29, Close sits on 8.2, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Close's projected Rating — 24.1 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.
No transfer news found for this player.
