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Full nameDaniel John Wilson
PositionCentre-back
NationalityScotland
Age34
Date of birth27 Dec 1991
BirthplaceLivingston
Height187 cm
Shirt number#27
ClubLivingston
Centre-back
32
Appearances
1
Goals
0
Assists
2687
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Livingston.

Scout report

Experienced headCentral defender

D. Wilson is a 34-year-old central defender at Livingston, rated 15.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 98th of 104 on scout potential in the Premiership. A seasoned veteran, he has been an ever-present this season (80.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.14 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Wilson.

Judged on this season alone, Wilson graded 12 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 22nd of 27 of the 27 centre-backs in the Premiership, on 3 clean sheets and 2.144 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 27 → 12). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 16, 26th of 27 of the 27 centre-backs in the Premiership. At 34 Wilson is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.4 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2021/22Holding levelBreakout: 2021/22
15.8
Ratingi
26th of 27 centre-backs
12.3
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
80.7%
Minutes
near ever-present
2.14
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Livingston finished 12th of 12 · a relegation-threatened side

32
Apps
2.14
Def. / 90
32
Tackles
15
Interceptions
3
Clean sheets

2.14 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 32 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (12th of 12) 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.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 80.7% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

  • Age curve. At 34, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 15.8, Wilson carries the 26th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Premiership of 27, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Livingston finished 12th of 12) — 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 (2.14 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).

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

Season statistics

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

Shooting

Goals1
Shots on target1
Shots4

Passing

Assists0
Chances created3
Passes1,422
Pass accuracy76%

Possession

Successful dribbles6
Dribble success66.7%
Duels won99
Duels won %49.7%
Fouls won2

Defending

Tackles32
Interceptions15
Blocks17
Fouls committed9
Penalties conceded1—

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.