based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026
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Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Leeds.
Scout report
E. Ampadu is a 26-year-old defensive midfielder at Leeds, rated 78.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 22nd of 134 on scout potential in the Premier League. In his prime years, he has been an ever-present this season (91.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.29 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Ampadu.
Judged on this season alone, Ampadu graded 45 — a strong campaign that ranks top 29% of the 7 defensive midfielders in the Premier League, on 1 goal, 1 assist and 4.287 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 45 → 45). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 79, top 15% of the 7 defensive midfielders in the Premier League. At 26 Ampadu is in his prime years, and a market index of 94.2 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 · Leeds finished 14th of 20 · a lower-table side
4.29 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 7 clean sheets across 35 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (14th 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 1 goal and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 91.5% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Defensive volume. 4.29 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
- Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 93.2/100).
Watch points
- Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.
Outlook
With a Rating of 78.5, Ampadu carries the 1st-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Premier League (top 15%), and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Leeds finished 14th 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 (4.29 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. Doing it for a lesser side, he profiles as a value buy for a club higher up the table.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the Premier League with 600+ minutes this season.
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