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Full nameElliot Anderson
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalityScotland
Age23
Date of birth6 Nov 2002
BirthplaceWhitley Bay
Height179 cm
Shirt number#8
ClubNottingham Forest
Central midfielder
38
Appearances
4
Goals
4
Assists
3334
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Nottingham Forest.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Premier League384433347.35
UEFA Europa League12018367.15
UEFA U21 Championshipat England U215113757.16
UEFA U21 Championship - Qualificationat England U21310190
Friendliesat England100697.3

Scout report

Rising starBall-winning Central midfielder

E. Anderson is a 23-year-old central midfielder at Nottingham Forest, rated 94.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 12th of 376 on scout potential in the Premier League. An emerging talent, he has been an ever-present this season (97.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.32 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Anderson.

Judged on this season alone, Anderson graded 63 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 9% of the 35 central midfielders in the Premier League, on 4 goals, 4 assists and 4.319 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 58 → 63). Across the 6 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 95, top 3% of the 35 central midfielders in the Premier League. At 23 Anderson is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 125.4 reflects that trajectory.

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A career still climbing — Anderson is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2024/25StreakyStepped up 2022/23
Current potentialTop 3% central midfielders · Premier LeagueCurrent seasonTop 9% central midfielders · Premier League3rd-best central midfielder in the Premier League12th in the Premier League · potential1st-highest potential central midfielder in the Premier League
94.8
Ratingi
1st of 35 central midfielders
62.7
Seasoni
a strong, regular top-tier starter
97.5%
Minutes
near ever-present
4.32
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Nottingham Forest finished 16th of 20 · a lower-table side

4.32
Def. / 90
104
Tackles
40
Interceptions
9
Clean sheets

4.32 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 9 clean sheets across 38 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (16th of 20) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 4 goals and 4 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 97.5% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.22 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
  • Defensive volume. 4.32 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
  • Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 92.1/100).

Watch points

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

Outlook

With a Rating of 94.8, Anderson carries the 1st-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Premier League (top 3%), and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Nottingham Forest finished 16th of 20) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.32 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 23, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.

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