Domestic-league season · Accrington ST.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 League Two | 35 | 1 | 2 | 2734 | 6.71 |
 EFL Trophy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 198 | 6.4 |
 FA Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 6.9 |
 League Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 6.35 |
Love's current-season form is down 31% on last season (Season 35→24), while his Rating eased 23→16. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 35).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Accrington ST · 16th | 35 | 1 | 2 | 6.71 | 16 | 24 |
| 2024/25 | Accrington ST · 21st | 41 | 1 | 5 | 6.87 | 23 | 35 |
| 2023/24 | Morecambe · 15th | 16 | 0 | 2 | 6.74 | 21 | 6 |
| 2022/23 | Morecambe · 22nd | 39 | 2 | 2 | 6.73 | 36 | 21 |
| 2021/22 | Salford City · 10th | 25 | 0 | 0 | 6.84 | 27 | 21 |
| 2020/21 | Shrewsbury · 17th | 14 | 0 | 1 | 6.71 | 38 | 8 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
D. Love is a 31-year-old defensive midfielder at Accrington ST, rated 16.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 369th of 478 in the League Two. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter this season (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 workmanlike campaign that ranks 27th of 67 of the 67 defensive midfielders in the League Two, on 1 goal, 2 assists and 3.456 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 35 → 24). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 16, 55th of 67 of the 67 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 2.2 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
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.
With a Rating of 16.2, Love carries the 55th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the League Two of 67. 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.
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 (~5), then tapers with age. At 31, Love sits on 2.2, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Love's projected Rating — 16.2 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.
€3.2M total transfer fees · 6 moves
No transfer news found for this player.
