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Profile

Full nameBenjamin Jake Fox
PositionDefensive midfielder
NationalityEngland
Age28
Date of birth1 Feb 1998
BirthplaceBurton upon Trent
Height180 cm
Shirt number#27
ClubHarrogate Town
Defensive midfielder
15
Appearances
0
Goals
1
Assists
836
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Harrogate Town.

Scout report

Squad depthDefensive midfielder

B. Fox is a 28-year-old defensive midfielder at Harrogate Town, rated 19.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 88th of 134 on scout potential in the League Two. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (20.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.66 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Fox.

Judged on this season alone, Fox graded 7 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 6th of 7 of the 7 defensive midfielders in the League Two, on 0 goals, 1 assist and 3.66 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 11 → 7). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 19, 5th of 7 of the 7 defensive midfielders in the League Two. At 28 Fox is in his prime years, and a market index of 1.3 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2022/23Holding levelRemarkably consistentStepped up 2023/24
19.3
Ratingi
5th of 7 defensive midfielders
7.4
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
20.2%
Minutes
limited game time
3.66
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

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

15
Apps
3.66
Def. / 90
24
Tackles
9
Interceptions
2
Clean sheets

3.66 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 15 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 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Defensive volume. 3.66 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 20.2% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 19.3, Fox carries the 5th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the League Two of 7 — though on just 15 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.66 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).

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

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the League Two with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists1

Defending

Tackles24
Interceptions9
Blocks1

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.