Domestic-league season · Derby.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Championship | 38 | 1 | 0 | 3173 | 6.64 |
| Championshipat Birmingham | 6 | 0 | 0 | 451 | 6.52 |
 League Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 153 | 7.1 |
Following his move to Derby, Sanderson's current-season form is up 483% on last season (Season 6→35), while his Rating climbed 57→65. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Derby · 8th | 44 | 1 | 0 | 6.64 | 65 | 35 |
| 2024/25 | Blackburn · 7th | 21 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 | 57 | 6 |
| 2023/24 | Birmingham · 22nd | 37 | 1 | 0 | 6.79 | 66 | 32 |
| 2022/23 | Birmingham · 17th | 31 | 2 | 1 | 6.86 | 66 | 33 |
| 2021/22 | Birmingham · 20th | 26 | 0 | 0 | 6.71 | 64 | 26 |
| 2020/21 | Sunderland · 4th | 26 | 1 | 0 | 6.92 | 48 | 23 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
D. Sanderson is a 26-year-old central defender at Derby, rated 65.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 118th of 493 in the Championship. In his prime years, he has been an ever-present this season (91.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.81 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Sanderson.
Judged on this season alone, Sanderson graded 35 — a solid campaign that ranks top 32% of the 82 centre-backs in the Championship, on 10 clean sheets and 2.806 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 6 → 35). Across the 6 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 65, top 22% of the 82 centre-backs in the Championship. At 26 Sanderson is in his prime years, and a market index of 83.7 reflects that trajectory.
Sanderson is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.
2.81 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 10 clean sheets across 44 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (8th of 24) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 65.4, Sanderson carries the 18th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Championship (top 22%). Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.81 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.
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 (~84), then tapers with age. At 26, Sanderson sits on 83.7, at or near its peak. The blue line is Sanderson's projected Rating — 65.4 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.
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