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based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameDilan Kumar Markanday
PositionAttacking midfielder
NationalityEngland
Age25
Date of birth20 Aug 2001
BirthplaceLondon
Height167 cm
Shirt number#24
ClubChesterfield
Attacking midfielder
9
Appearances
3
Goals
1
Assists
784
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Chesterfield.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
League Cup100906.6

Scout report

Project playerAttacking midfielder

D. Markanday is a 25-year-old attacking midfielder at Chesterfield, rated 34.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 22nd of 223 on scout potential in the League Two. In his prime years, 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 workmanlike campaign that ranks 4th of 8 of the 8 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 broadly in line with last season (Season 27 → 27). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2025/26.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 35, top 25% of the 8 attacking midfielders in the League Two. At 25 Markanday is in his prime years, and a market index of 4.8 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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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
34.6
Ratingi
2nd of 8 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

40
Apps
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 34.6, Markanday carries the 2nd-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the League Two (top 25%). 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.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among attacking midfielders in the League Two with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals8

Passing

Assists5

Defending

Tackles64
Interceptions6
Blocks3—

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.