Domestic-league season · Ipswich.
Parent club Sunderland — League Cup: 1 apps, 0g 0a, 107 min
The headline Season rating covers his time at Ipswich; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Championship | 16 | 0 | 0 | 680 | 6.74 |
 League Cupat Sunderland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 7.2 |
 FA Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 7.2 |
 Premier Leagueat Sunderland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6.7 |
Following his move to Ipswich, Neil's current-season form is down 86% on last season (Season 42→6), while his Rating eased 76→59. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 47).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Ipswich · 2nd | 16 | 0 | 0 | 6.74 | 59 | 6 |
| 2024/25 | Sunderland · 4th | 47 | 2 | 3 | 6.91 | 76 | 42 |
| 2023/24 | Sunderland · 16th | 42 | 4 | 5 | 7.08 | 75 | 47 |
| 2022/23 | Sunderland · 6th | 47 | 2 | 4 | 6.76 | 76 | 46 |
| 2021/22 | Sunderland · 5th | 39 | 3 | 7 | 6.81 | 52 | 32 |
| 2020/21 | Sunderland · 4th | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 42 | 0 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
D. Neil is a 24-year-old defensive midfielder at Ipswich, rated 58.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 240th of 493 in the Championship. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (16.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.1 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Neil.
Judged on this season alone, Neil graded 6 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 65th of 65 of the 65 defensive midfielders in the Championship, on 0 goals, 0 assists and 4.103 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 42 → 6). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 59, top 40% of the 65 defensive midfielders in the Championship. At 24 Neil is in his prime years, and a market index of 75.3 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
4.1 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 16 appearances. Behind a title-challenging side (2nd 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.
With a Rating of 58.8, Neil carries the 26th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Championship of 65 — though on just 16 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.1 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.
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 (~75), then tapers with age. At 24, Neil sits on 75.3, at or near its peak. The blue line is Neil's projected Rating — 58.8 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.
No transfer news found for this player.
