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40.5
8.6%
Ratingi
24.1
113.3%
Seasoni
9
Valuei

Profile

Full nameEoin Toal
PositionCentre-back
NationalityNorthern Ireland
Age27
Date of birth15 Feb 1999
BirthplaceArmagh
Height191 cm
Shirt number#18
ClubBolton
Centre-back

Season stats

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39
Appearances
3
Goals
2
Assists
3368
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Bolton.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
League One393233686.99
EFL Trophy1000—

Scout report

Project playerCentral defender

E. Toal is a 27-year-old central defender at Bolton, rated 40.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 207th of 481 on scout potential in the League One. In his prime years, he has been a regular starter this season (76.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.11 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Toal.

Judged on this season alone, Toal graded 24 — a solid campaign that ranks top 36% of the 88 centre-backs in the League One, on 10 clean sheets and 2.111 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 11 → 24). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 41, top 36% of the 88 centre-backs in the League One. At 27 Toal is in his prime years, and a market index of 9 reflects that trajectory.

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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending down
Current potentialTop 36% centre-backs · League OneCurrent seasonTop 36% centre-backs · League One31st-best centre-back in the League One207th in the League One · potential31st-highest potential centre-back in the League One
40.5
Ratingi
31st of 88 centre-backs
24.1
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
76.4%
Minutes
a regular starter
2.11
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Bolton finished 5th of 24 · an upper-table side

2.11
Def. / 90
45
Tackles
17
Interceptions
10
Clean sheets

2.11 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 10 clean sheets across 39 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (5th 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 3 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 76.4% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 40.5, Toal carries the 31st-highest potential of the centre-backs in the League One (top 36%). Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.11 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.

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

Transfer news

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