D. Polvara

Polvara's current-season form is up 367% on last season (Season 3→14), while his Rating eased 39→36. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 21).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Aberdeen · 8th	18	1	0	6.81	36	14
2024/25	Aberdeen · 5th	11	0	0	6.73	39	3
2023/24	Aberdeen · 3rd	28	2	1	6.82	46	21
2022/23	Aberdeen · 3rd	3	0	0	6.87	40	2
2021/22	Aberdeen · 3rd	5	0	0	6.7	40	2

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.

Scout report

Squad depthBall-winning Defensive midfielder

D. Polvara is a 26-year-old defensive midfielder at Aberdeen, rated 36.1 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 127th of 220 in the Premiership. In his prime years, he has been a fringe squad member this season (30.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.04 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Polvara.

Judged on this season alone, Polvara graded 14 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 32nd of 40 of the 40 defensive midfielders in the Premiership, on 1 goal, 0 assists and 4.044 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 3 → 14). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 36, 25th of 40 of the 40 defensive midfielders in the Premiership. At 26 Polvara is in his prime years, and a market index of 22.4 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2023/24 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2023/24Holding level

Current potential25th of 40 defensive midfielders · Premiership Current season32nd of 40 defensive midfielders · Premiership32nd-best defensive midfielder in the Premiership127th in the Premiership · potential25th-highest potential defensive midfielder in the Premiership

36.1

Ratingi

25th of 40 defensive midfielders

13.7

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

30.6%

Minutes

limited game time

4.04

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · Aberdeen finished 8th of 12 · a mid-table side

4.04

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

4.04 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 18 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Defensive volume. 4.04 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Game time. Only 30.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 36.1, Polvara carries the 25th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Premiership of 40. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.04 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 %30.6%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900.086

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.086

Defensive actions / 904.044

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Shot conversion %12.5

Shot accuracy %53.3

Pass accuracy %76

Dribble success %51.7

Cards / 900.086

Foul involvement / 902.839

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 (~22), then tapers with age. At 26, Polvara sits on 22.4, at or near its peak. The blue line is Polvara's projected Rating — 36.1 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.