Benjamin Brereton

Following his move to Sheffield Utd, Brereton's current-season form is down 81% on last season (Season 31→6), while his Rating eased 59→47. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 61).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Sheffield UtdLoan · 11th	10	0	1	6.55	58	6
2026/27	Southampton · 18th	1	0	0	—	40	0
2025/26	Southampton	2	0	0	6.2	—	—
2025/26	DerbyLoan · 8th	40	7	3	6.69	59	31
2024/25	Sheffield UtdLoan · 3rd	18	4	3	6.79	61	16
2024/25	Southampton · 20th	10	0	0	6.51	62	0
2023/24	Sheffield UtdLoan · 20th	14	6	1	6.99	74	24
2023/24	Villarreal · 8th	14	0	0	6.45	65	0
2022/23	Blackburn · 7th	43	14	4	6.82	74	49

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 6 earlier seasons and 3 youth-team spells in the full career.

Chile · international

Side	Apps	G
Chile	40	9

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthCentre-forward

B. Brereton is a 27-year-old centre-forward at Sheffield Utd, rated 47.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 91st of 272 on scout potential in the Championship. In his prime years, he has been a fringe squad member this season (29.1% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Brereton.

Judged on this season alone, Brereton graded 6 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 22nd of 22 of the 22 centre-forwards in the Championship, on 0 goals and 1 assist in 10 appearances (0.149 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 31 → 6). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 47, top 37% of the 22 centre-forwards in the Championship. At 27 Brereton is in his prime years, and a market index of 21.8 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2021/22 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2021/22Trending downBreakout: 2021/22StreakyStepped up 2023/24

Current potential8th of 22 centre-forwards · Championship · 10 apps Current season22nd of 22 centre-forwards · Championship · 10 apps 22nd-best centre-forward in the Championship 91st in the Championship · potential 8th-highest potential centre-forward in the Championship

47.4

Ratingi

8th of 22 centre-forwards

6.2

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

29.1%

Minutes

limited game time

0.15

Goal contrib / 90

low end product

Output in context · Sheffield Utd finished 11th of 24 · a mid-table side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

Goals / app

0 goals in 10 appearances (0 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 1 assist for 1 goal contributions in all.

Watch points

Game time. Only 29.1% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Output. 0.15 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.

Outlook

With a Rating of 47.4, Brereton carries the 8th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the Championship of 22 — though on just 10 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.15 goal contributions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %29.1%

Available fixtures11 of 11

Goals / 900

Assists / 900.149

Goal contribution / 900.149

Defensive actions / 902.239

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Shot conversion %0

Shot accuracy %75

Pass accuracy %76

Dribble success %60

Cards / 900

Foul involvement / 902.985

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

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 (~22), then tapers with age. At 27, Brereton sits on 21.8, at or near its peak. The blue line is Brereton's projected Rating — 47.4 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.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-forwards in the Championship with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Shots on target3

Shots4

Passing

Assists1

Chances created5

Passes172

Pass accuracy76%

Possession

Successful dribbles6

Dribble success60%

Duels won30

Duels won %50%

Fouls won10

Defending

Tackles12

Interceptions1

Blocks2

Fouls committed10

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0

Red cards0

Transfer history

€13.3M total transfer fees · 10 moves

Sheffield Utd(on loan)Aug 2026 – now

Southampton(back from loan)May 2026 – Aug 2026

Derby(on loan)Aug 2025 – May 2026

Southampton(back from loan)Jul 2025 – Aug 2025

Sheffield Utd(on loan)Jan 2025 – Jul 2025

SouthamptonJul 2024 – Jan 2025€ 8.3M

Villarreal(back from loan)Jul 2024 – Jul 2024

Sheffield Utd(on loan)Jan 2024 – Jul 2024

VillarrealJul 2023 – Jan 2024Free

BlackburnJan 2019 – Jul 2023€ 5M

Nottingham Forestuntil Jan 2019

About B. Brereton

Benjamin Anthony Brereton Díaz is a 27-year-old centre-forward who plays for Sheffield Utd, born on April 18, 1999 in Stoke-on-Trent, standing 185 cm tall. He is from Chile. Sheffield Utd currently sit 11th of 24 in the Championship.

This season

In the current season, B. Brereton has made 10 appearances with 0 goals and 1 assist across 603 minutes.

B. Brereton's next match is on October 30, 2026, when Sheffield Utd face Wrexham at home in the Championship.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates B. Brereton at 47.4 with a Season form score of 6.2, ranking 91st of 272 centre-forwards in the Championship. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the UEFA U19 Championship. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 11 recorded seasons, B. Brereton has totalled 315 club appearances with 71 goals and 25 assists for 8 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2022/23, with 43 appearances for Blackburn.

B. Brereton's career has also included time at Southampton, Derby, Villarreal, Blackburn and Nottingham Forest.

On the international stage, B. Brereton has represented Chile — 40 caps and 9 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Also this season

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Sheffield Utd finished 11th of 24 · a mid-table side

Watch points