Field Insider
64
0.9%
Ratingi
33.7
±0%
Seasoni
29.8
Valuei

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

Profile

Full nameDion Dannie Leonard Sanderson
PositionCentre-back
NationalityEngland
Age26
Date of birth15 Dec 1999
BirthplaceWolverhampton
Height188 cm
Shirt number#28
ClubDerby
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Centre-back

Season stats

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2
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
180
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Derby.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
League Cup100506.9

Scout report

Key starterCentral defender

D. Sanderson is a 26-year-old central defender at Derby, rated 64.6 overall by Field Insider's model. In his prime years, he has been an ever-present this season (87.5% 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.

On the season, Sanderson graded 34 for current form (age-blind), on 10 clean sheets and 2.806 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 34 → 34). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2025/26.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 65. At 26 Sanderson is in his prime years, and a market index of 29.8 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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Sanderson is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.

Peak: 2025/26Holding levelBreakout: 2025/26Stepped up 2021/224 clubs
64.6
Ratingi
a strong, regular top-tier starter
33.7
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
87.5%
Minutes
near ever-present
2.81
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Derby finished 8th of 24 · an upper-table side

44
Apps
2.81
Def. / 90
40
Tackles
47
Interceptions
10
Clean sheets

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.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 87.5% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

  • Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

Rated 64.6 overall — a strong, regular top-tier starter. 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.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Championship with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles40
Interceptions47
Blocks26

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards11
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.