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Full nameBrendan Nana Sarpong-Wiredu
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalityEngland
Age26
Date of birth7 Nov 1999
BirthplaceLondon
Height191 cm
Shirt number#4
ClubPlymouth
Central midfielderalso played DEF
36
Appearances
2
Goals
1
Assists
1983
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Plymouth.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
League One362119836.77
EFL Trophy4002527.07
League Cup2201897.95

Scout report

Squad depthCentral midfielder

B. Sarpong-Wiredu is a 26-year-old central midfielder at Plymouth, rated 39.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 228th of 481 on scout potential in the League One. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (47.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.81 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Sarpong-Wiredu.

Judged on this season alone, Sarpong-Wiredu graded 23 — a solid campaign that ranks top 38% of the 66 central midfielders in the League One, on 2 goals, 1 assist and 3.812 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 26 → 23). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 40, 30th of 66 of the 66 central midfielders in the League One. At 26 Sarpong-Wiredu is in his prime years, and a market index of 8.8 reflects that trajectory.

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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending downBreakout: 2021/22Stepped up 2022/23
Current potential30th of 66 central midfielders · League OneCurrent seasonTop 38% central midfielders · League One25th-best central midfielder in the League One228th in the League One · potential30th-highest potential central midfielder in the League One
39.5
Ratingi
30th of 66 central midfielders
22.5
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
47.9%
Minutes
rotation minutes
3.81
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Plymouth finished 8th of 24 · an upper-table side

3.81
Def. / 90
44
Tackles
30
Interceptions
6
Clean sheets

3.81 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 6 clean sheets across 36 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (8th of 24) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Defensive volume. 3.81 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 47.9% 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 39.5, Sarpong-Wiredu carries the 30th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the League One of 66. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.81 tackles, blocks & interceptions 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.

Transfer news

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