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16.1
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Ratingi
24
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Seasoni
1.3
Valuei

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

Profile

Full nameDonald Alistair Love
PositionDefensive midfielder
NationalityScotland
Age31
Date of birth2 Dec 1994
BirthplaceRochdale
Height179 cm
Shirt number#2
ClubAccrington ST
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Defensive midfielder

Season stats

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8
Appearances
0
Goals
1
Assists
655
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Accrington ST.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
League Cup100907.3

Scout report

Experienced headDefensive midfielder

D. Love is a 31-year-old defensive midfielder at Accrington ST, enjoying a standout season — 1 goals and 2 assists in 35 appearances, a Season grade of 24, top 20% of League Two defensive midfielders. On long-term scout potential he's rated 16.2, ranking 180th of 221 in the League Two. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter (66% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.46 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Love.

Judged on this season alone, Love graded 24 — a strong campaign that ranks top 20% of the 15 defensive midfielders in the League Two, on 1 goal, 2 assists and 3.456 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 24 → 24). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 16, 12th of 15 of the 15 defensive midfielders in the League Two. At 31 Love is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.3 reflects that trajectory.

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Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2024/25Trending downBreakout: 2024/25Stepped up 2022/234 clubs
Current potential12th of 15 defensive midfielders · League TwoCurrent seasonTop 20% defensive midfielders · League Two3rd-best defensive midfielder in the League Two180th in the League Two · potential12th-highest potential defensive midfielder in the League Two
16.2
Ratingi
12th of 15 defensive midfielders
24
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
66%
Minutes
a regular starter
3.46
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Accrington ST finished 16th of 24 · a mid-table side

35
Apps
3.46
Def. / 90
64
Tackles
34
Interceptions
8
Clean sheets

3.46 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 8 clean sheets across 35 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 66% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

  • 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

With a Rating of 16.2, Love carries the 12th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the League Two of 15. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.46 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.

Season statistics

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

Shooting

Goals1—

Passing

Assists2—

Defending

Tackles64—
Interceptions34—
Blocks7—

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards12
Red cards1

Transfer news

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