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Full nameBenjamin Woods
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalityEngland
Age23
Date of birth27 Sept 2002
BirthplaceWigan
Height177 cm
Shirt number#8
ClubPeterborough
Central midfielder
20
Appearances
1
Goals
0
Assists
1255
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Peterborough.

Also this season

Earlier this season at Accrington STLeague Two: 1 apps, 0g 0a, 90 min

The headline Season rating covers his time at Peterborough; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
League One201012556.81
EFL Trophy3001666.7
League Twoat Accrington ST100907
FA Cup200627.2

Scout report

Squad depthCentral midfielder

B. Woods is a 23-year-old central midfielder at Peterborough, rated 40.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 207th of 481 on scout potential in the League One. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (30.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.16 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Woods.

Judged on this season alone, Woods graded 11 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 49th of 66 of the 66 central midfielders in the League One, on 1 goal, 0 assists and 3.155 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 32 → 11). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 41, top 38% of the 66 central midfielders in the League One. At 23 Woods is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 9 reflects that trajectory.

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Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2024/25Trending downStepped up 2025/26
Current potentialTop 38% central midfielders · League OneCurrent season49th of 66 central midfielders · League One49th-best central midfielder in the League One207th in the League One · potential25th-highest potential central midfielder in the League One
40.5
Ratingi
25th of 66 central midfielders
11.4
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
30.3%
Minutes
limited game time
3.16
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Peterborough finished 18th of 24 · a lower-table side

3.16
Def. / 90
29
Tackles
9
Interceptions
3
Clean sheets

3.16 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 20 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (18th 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 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 30.3% 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 40.5, Woods carries the 25th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the League One (top 38%), and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Peterborough finished 18th of 24) — 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 (3.16 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). 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.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.