
based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026
Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Rochdale.
Also this season
Earlier this season at Port Vale — EFL Trophy: 6 apps, 2g 0a, 316 min
Earlier this season at Port Vale — FA Cup: 4 apps, 0g 1a, 111 min
Earlier this season at Derby — League Cup: 2 apps, 0g 0a, 98 min
The headline Season rating covers his time at Rochdale; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
League Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 6.5 |
Scout report
D. Brown is a 20-year-old central midfielder at Port Vale, rated 43.5 overall by Field Insider's model. A young player, he has been a fringe squad member this season (18.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.17 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Brown.
On the season, Brown graded 7 for current form (age-blind), on 1 goal, 1 assist and 1.169 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 6 → 0). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2025/26.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 44. At 20 Brown is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 8.3 reflects that trajectory.
Brown is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.
Output in context · Port Vale finished 22nd of 24 · a relegation-threatened side
1.17 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 24 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (22nd 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
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.23 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 18.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
Rated 43.5 overall — developing / rotation level. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.17 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). At 20 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (98/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the League Two with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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