Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Gillingham.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 League Two | 32 | 0 | 1 | 2057 | 6.88 |
 League Cup | 1 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 8.2 |
Scout report
E. Coleman is a 26-year-old defensive midfielder at Gillingham, rated 26.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 237th of 478 on scout potential in the League Two. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (49.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.99 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Coleman.
Judged on this season alone, Coleman graded 18 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 42nd of 67 of the 67 defensive midfielders in the League Two, on 0 goals, 1 assist and 4.988 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 9 → 18). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 27, 39th of 67 of the 67 defensive midfielders in the League Two. At 26 Coleman is in his prime years, and a market index of 3.3 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Gillingham finished 17th of 24 · a lower-table side
4.99 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 32 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (17th of 24) 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 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Defensive volume. 4.99 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 49.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 26.9, Coleman carries the 39th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the League Two of 67, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Gillingham finished 17th of 24) — 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 (4.99 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
No transfer news found for this player.
