D. Gape

Following his move to Colchester, Gape's current-season form is down 78% on last season (Season 9→2), while his Rating eased 24→11. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 9).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Colchester · 12th	10	0	0	6.68	11	2
2024/25	Shrewsbury · 24th	18	0	0	6.71	24	9
2023/24	Sutton Utd · 23rd	4	0	0	6.73	17	2
2022/23	Wycombe · 9th	15	1	0	6.75	33	9
2021/22	Wycombe · 6th	13	0	1	6.62	36	8
2020/21	Wycombe · 22nd	14	0	0	6.74	53	9

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.

Scout report

Experienced headBall-winning Defensive midfielder

D. Gape is a 31-year-old defensive midfielder at Colchester, rated 10.9 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (6.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.86 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Gape.

On the season, Gape graded 2 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 0 assists and 4.856 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 9 → 2). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 11. At 31 Gape is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.5 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2022/23Holding levelRemarkably consistentStepped up 2024/254 clubs

10.9

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

2.2

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

6.7%

Minutes

limited game time

4.86

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · Colchester finished 12th of 24 · a mid-table side

4.86

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

4.86 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 10 appearances.

Strengths

Defensive volume. 4.86 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Game time. Only 6.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 31, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 10.9 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.86 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %6.7%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 904.856

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Pass accuracy %71

Cards / 901.295

Foul involvement / 902.914

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

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 (~3), then tapers with age. At 31, Gape sits on 1.5, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Gape's projected Rating — 10.9 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.