Field Insider
50.1
7.6%
Ratingi
28.8
2300%
Seasoni
9.5
Valuei

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

Profile

Full nameDylan Lawlor
PositionFull-back
NationalityWales
Age20
Date of birth1 Jan 2006
Height188 cm
Shirt number#48
ClubCardiff
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Season stats

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32
Appearances
2
Goals
2
Assists
2361
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Cardiff.

Scout report

Rising starFull-back

D. Lawlor is a 20-year-old full-back at Cardiff, rated 50.1 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 8th of 107 on scout potential in the League One and 179th of 653 U-21 players tracked. A young player, he has been a rotation option this season (57% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.82 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Lawlor.

Judged on this season alone, Lawlor graded 29 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 15% of the 14 full-backs in the League One, on 10 clean sheets and 2.821 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 1 → 29).

On long-term talent our Rating reads 50, top 8% of the 14 full-backs in the League One. At 20 Lawlor is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 9.5 reflects that trajectory.

Current potentialTop 8% full-backs · League OneCurrent seasonTop 15% full-backs · League One2nd-best full-back in the League One8th in the League One · potential1st-highest potential full-back in the League One179th-highest potential U-21 tracked
50.1
Ratingi
1st of 14 full-backs
28.8
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
57%
Minutes
rotation minutes
2.82
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Cardiff finished 2nd of 24 · a title-challenging side

32
Apps
2.82
Def. / 90
23
Tackles
30
Interceptions
10
Clean sheets

2.82 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 10 clean sheets across 32 appearances. Behind a title-challenging side (2nd 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 2 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.15 goal involvements per 90, useful for a full-back.
  • Ceiling. High potential at just 20 — room to grow into a bigger role.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 57% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

With a Rating of 50.1, Lawlor carries the 1st-highest potential of the full-backs in the League One (top 8%). Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.82 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). At 20 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (98/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow. With this floor already at 20, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.

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

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among full-backs in the League One with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals2

Passing

Assists2

Defending

Tackles23
Interceptions30
Blocks21

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards6
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.