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

Profile

Full nameEthan Pye
PositionCentre-back
NationalityEngland
Age23
Date of birth7 Nov 2002
BirthplaceManchester
Height183 cm
Shirt number#5
ClubStockport County
Centre-back
7
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
630
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Stockport County.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
League Cup100967.7

Scout report

Rising starBall-winning Central defender

E. Pye is a 23-year-old central defender at Stockport County, rated 53.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 9th of 160 on scout potential in the League One. An emerging talent, he has been an ever-present this season (100% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.2 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Pye.

Judged on this season alone, Pye graded 44 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 8% of the 50 centre-backs in the League One, on 14 clean sheets and 4.196 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 44 → 44). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 54, top 12% of the 50 centre-backs in the League One. At 23 Pye is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 16.3 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2024/25Trending upBreakout: 2024/25Stepped up 2024/25
53.5
Ratingi
6th of 50 centre-backs
43.9
Seasoni
developing / rotation level
100%
Minutes
near ever-present
4.2
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Stockport County finished 3rd of 24 · an upper-table side

49
Apps
4.2
Def. / 90
96
Tackles
79
Interceptions
14
Clean sheets

4.2 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 14 clean sheets across 49 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (3rd 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 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 100% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Defensive volume. 4.2 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

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

Outlook

With a Rating of 53.5, Pye carries the 6th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the League One (top 12%). Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.2 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.

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

Season statistics

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

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists1

Defending

Tackles96
Interceptions79
Blocks31

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards11
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.