Domestic-league season · Grimsby.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 League Two | 42 | 1 | 5 | 2509 | 6.7 |
 League Cup | 4 | 0 | 1 | 239 | 7.1 |
 FA Cup | 3 | 0 | 0 | 173 | 7 |
 EFL Trophy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 6.37 |
Following his move to Grimsby, Burns's current-season form is up 333% on last season (Season 3→13), while his Rating climbed 28→34. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Grimsby · 7th | 42 | 1 | 5 | 6.7 | 34 | 13 |
| 2024/25 | Milton Keynes Dons · 19th | 26 | 0 | 0 | 6.48 | 28 | 3 |
| 2022/23 | Milton Keynes Dons · 21st | 14 | 0 | 0 | 6.56 | 40 | 3 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
D. Burns is a 23-year-old attacking midfielder at Grimsby, rated 33.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 40th of 478 in the League Two. An emerging talent, he has been a rotation option this season (58.1% of available minutes). He brings 0.22 goal contributions per 90 (0.04 goals, 0.18 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Burns.
Judged on this season alone, Burns graded 13 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 45th of 60 of the 60 attacking midfielders in the League Two, on 1 goal and 5 assists in 42 appearances (0.215 involvements per 90).
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 3 → 13). Across the 3 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 34, top 20% of the 60 attacking midfielders in the League Two. At 23 Burns is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 10.1 reflects that trajectory.
A career still climbing — Burns is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
1 goal in 42 appearances (0.02 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. He also laid on 5 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 6 goal contributions (0.14 per appearance).
With a Rating of 33.6, Burns carries the 12th-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the League Two (top 20%). In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.22 goal contributions 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 (~10), then tapers with age. At 23, Burns sits on 10.1, at or near its peak. The blue line is Burns's projected Rating — 33.6 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.
