Daniel Happe

Following his move to Aberdeen, Happe's current-season form is level with last season (Season 20→20), while his Rating held around 37. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 40).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Aberdeen · 8th	2	0	0	7.8	37	20
2025/26	Leyton Orient · 20th	40	0	0	6.66	37	20
2024/25	Leyton Orient · 6th	27	2	2	6.98	43	21
2023/24	Leyton Orient · 11th	30	0	1	6.69	45	21
2022/23	Leyton Orient · 1st	27	0	0	6.81	33	30

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 6 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scout report

Project playerCentral defender

D. Happe is a 27-year-old central defender at Leyton Orient, rated 36.7 overall by Field Insider's model. In his prime years, he has been a regular starter this season (67.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.57 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Happe.

On the season, Happe graded 20 for current form (age-blind), on 7 clean sheets and 2.573 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 20 → 20). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 37. At 27 Happe is in his prime years, and a market index of 8.2 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2020/21Holding levelBreakout: 2022/23Stepped up 2023/24

36.7

Ratingi

developing / rotation level

20.1

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

67.6%

Minutes

a regular starter

2.57

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Leyton Orient finished 20th of 24 · a lower-table side

Apps

2.57

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.57 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 7 clean sheets across 40 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (20th 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.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 67.6% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 36.7 overall — developing / rotation level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.57 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.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %67.6%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 902.573

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Cards / 900.322

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~8), then tapers with age. At 27, Happe sits on 8.2, at or near its peak. The blue line is Happe's projected Rating — 36.7 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

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

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles33

Interceptions30

Blocks17

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards10

Red cards0

Transfer history

AberdeenJun 2026 – nowFree

Leyton Orientuntil Jun 2026

About D. Happe

Daniel Keith Happe is a 27-year-old centre-back who plays for Aberdeen, born on September 28, 1998 in London, standing 197 cm tall. He is from England. Aberdeen currently sit 8th of 12 in the Premiership.

This season

In the current season, D. Happe has made 2 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 180 minutes, averaging a 7.8 match rating over his last 2 rated games.

Recent matches

August 8, 2026: 0-2 loss away at Dundee (90 minutes, 7.7 rating)
August 1, 2026: 2-1 win at home vs Heart Of Midlothian (90 minutes, 7.9 rating)

D. Happe's next match is on August 30, 2026, when Aberdeen face Rangers at home in the Premiership.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates D. Happe at 36.7 with a Season form score of 20.1. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 4 career titles — among them the League Two and the National League. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 11 recorded seasons, D. Happe has totalled 258 club appearances with 7 goals and 6 assists for 2 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2020/21, with 40 appearances for Leyton Orient.

D. Happe's career has also included time at Leyton Orient.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.