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Full nameDilan Kumar Markanday
PositionAttacking midfielder
NationalityEngland
Age24
Date of birth20 Aug 2001
BirthplaceLondon
Height167 cm
Shirt number#24
ClubChesterfield
Attacking midfielderalso played FWD
40
Appearances
8
Goals
5
Assists
2822
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Chesterfield.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
League Two408528227.04
EFL Trophy3001736.5
League Cup100766.9
FA Cup200736.9

Scout report

Project playerAttacking midfielder

D. Markanday is a 24-year-old attacking midfielder at Chesterfield, rated 35.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 16th of 478 on scout potential in the League Two. An emerging talent, he has been a regular starter this season (65.3% of available minutes). He brings 0.42 goal contributions per 90 (0.26 goals, 0.16 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Markanday.

Judged on this season alone, Markanday graded 27 — a strong campaign that ranks top 29% of the 60 attacking midfielders in the League Two, on 8 goals and 5 assists in 40 appearances (0.415 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 18 → 27). Across the 5 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 36, top 10% of the 60 attacking midfielders in the League Two. At 24 Markanday is in his prime years, and a market index of 4.8 reflects that trajectory.

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A career still climbing — Markanday is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending up
Current potentialTop 10% attacking midfielders · League TwoCurrent seasonTop 29% attacking midfielders · League Two17th-best attacking midfielder in the League Two16th in the League Two · potential6th-highest potential attacking midfielder in the League Two
35.5
Ratingi
6th of 60 attacking midfielders
26.9
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
65.3%
Minutes
a regular starter
0.42
Goal contrib / 90
productive for the role

Output in context · Chesterfield finished 6th of 24 · an upper-table side

8
Goals
5
Assists
13
G+A
0.2
Goals / app

8 goals in 40 appearances (0.2 per game) for an upper-table side. He also laid on 5 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 13 goal contributions (0.33 per appearance).

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 65.3% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Final-third output. 0.42 goal contributions per 90 (0.26 goals, 0.16 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 35.5, Markanday carries the 6th-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the League Two (top 10%). In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.42 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.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.