Daniel Neil

Following his move to Rangers, Neil's current-season form is level with last season (Season 5→5), while his Rating eased 59→41. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 48).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Rangers · 9th	1	0	0	6.9	41	5
2025/26	IpswichLoan · 2nd	16	0	0	6.74	59	5
2025/26	Sunderland · 7th	3	0	0	6.7	66	0
2024/25	Sunderland · 4th	47	2	3	6.91	76	41
2023/24	Sunderland · 16th	42	4	5	7.08	75	48
2022/23	Sunderland · 6th	47	2	4	6.76	76	45

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 3 earlier seasons and 3 youth-team spells in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthBall-winning Defensive midfielder

D. Neil is a 24-year-old defensive midfielder at Ipswich, rated 58.8 overall by Field Insider's model. 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.

On the season, Neil graded 5 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 0 assists and 4.103 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 5 → 5). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 59. At 24 Neil is in his prime years, and a market index of 27.1 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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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 downStepped up 2022/23

58.8

Ratingi

a strong, regular top-tier starter

5.4

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

16.4%

Minutes

limited game time

4.1

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · Ipswich finished 2nd of 24 · a title-challenging side

Apps

4.1

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

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.

Strengths

Defensive volume. 4.1 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Game time. Only 16.4% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

Rated 58.8 overall — a strong, regular top-tier starter. 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.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %16.4%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 904.103

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Cards / 900.132

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 age 24 (~27), then tapers with age. At 24, Neil sits on 27.1, 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.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the Premiership with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles24

Interceptions7

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1

Red cards0

Transfer history

RangersJun 2026 – nowFree

Sunderland(back from loan)Jun 2026 – Jun 2026

Ipswich(on loan)Jan 2026 – Jun 2026

Sunderlanduntil Jan 2026

About D. Neil

Daniel Neil is a 24-year-old defensive midfielder who plays for Rangers, born on November 30, 2001 in South Shields, standing 185 cm tall. He is from England. Rangers currently sit 9th of 12 in the Premiership.

This season

In the current season, D. Neil has made 1 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 45 minutes, averaging a 7.2 match rating over his last 2 rated games, with 1 yellow card.

Recent matches

August 20, 2026: 1-0 win at home vs FK Jablonec (87 minutes, 7.5 rating)
July 31, 2026: 1-1 draw away at Dundee Utd (45 minutes, 6.9 rating)

D. Neil's next match is on August 30, 2026, when Rangers face Aberdeen away in the Premiership.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates D. Neil at 58.8 with a Season form score of 5.4. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the EFL Trophy. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 10 recorded seasons, D. Neil has totalled 209 club appearances with 11 goals and 19 assists for 4 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2022/23, with 47 appearances for Sunderland.

D. Neil's career has also included time at Sunderland and Ipswich.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.