Daniel Welbeck
based on the 2025/26 season · updated 22 Aug 2026
Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Chelsea.
Also this season
Earlier this season at Brighton — League Cup: 2 apps, 0g 1a, 102 min
The headline Season rating covers his time at Chelsea; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.
Scout report
D. Welbeck is a 35-year-old centre-forward at Brighton, enjoying a standout season — 13 goals and 1 assists in 37 appearances, a Season grade of 50. On long-term scout potential he's rated 29.3. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter (66.3% of available minutes). He brings 0.56 goal contributions per 90 (0.52 goals, 0.04 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Welbeck.
On the season, Welbeck graded 50 for current form (age-blind), on 13 goals and 1 assist in 37 appearances (0.556 involvements per 90).
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 50 → 50). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2025/26.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 29. At 35 Welbeck is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 17.6 reflects that trajectory.
A career still climbing — Welbeck is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
Output in context · Brighton finished 8th of 20 · a mid-table side
13 goals in 37 appearances (0.35 per game) — double figures playing for a mid-table side (8th of 20). Add 1 assist for 14 goal contributions in all.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 66.3% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Final-third output. 0.56 goal contributions per 90 (0.52 goals, 0.04 assists) — productive for the role.
- Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 96.3/100).
Watch points
- Age curve. At 35, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
Rated 29.3 overall — below regular-starter level. In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.56 goal contributions 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-forwards in the Premier League with 600+ minutes this season.
