Field Insider
60.5
2.3%
Ratingi
17.3
7.5%
Seasoni
26.5
Valuei

based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameBenjamin Harvey Nelson
PositionCentre-back
NationalityEngland
Age22
Date of birth18 Mar 2004
Height193 cm
Shirt number#4
ClubLeicester
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Centre-back

Season stats

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24
Appearances
1
Goals
1
Assists
1917
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Leicester.

Scout report

Squad depthBall-winning Central defender

B. Nelson is a 22-year-old central defender at Leicester, rated 60.5 overall by Field Insider's model. An emerging talent, he has been a rotation option this season (46.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.13 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Nelson.

On the season, Nelson graded 17 for current form (age-blind), on 3 clean sheets and 4.131 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 16 → 17). Across the 4 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 61. At 22 Nelson is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 26.5 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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Nelson is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.

Peak: 2025/26Holding levelRemarkably consistentInjury-hit 2025/26
264th-highest potential U-23 tracked
60.5
Ratingi
a strong, regular top-tier starter
17.3
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
46.3%
Minutes
rotation minutes
4.13
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Leicester finished 23rd of 24 · a relegation-threatened side

24
Apps
4.13
Def. / 90
40
Tackles
28
Interceptions
3
Clean sheets

4.13 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 24 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (23rd 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 1 goal and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Defensive volume. 4.13 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
  • Ceiling. High potential at just 22 — room to grow into a bigger role.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 46.3% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

Rated 60.5 overall — a strong, regular top-tier starter. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.13 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 1.9×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 22, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.

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

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the League One with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists1

Defending

Tackles40
Interceptions28
Blocks20

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.