based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026
Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · FC Orenburg.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Premier League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 6.45 |
Scout report
E. Bolotov is a 25-year-old defensive midfielder at FC Orenburg, rated 30.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 30th of 104 on scout potential in the Premier League. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (52.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.17 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Bolotov.
Judged on this season alone, Bolotov graded 24 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 3rd of 6 of the 6 defensive midfielders in the Premier League, on 3 goals, 0 assists and 3.173 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 24 → 24). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2025/26.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 31, 3rd of 6 of the 6 defensive midfielders in the Premier League. At 25 Bolotov is in his prime years, and a market index of 4.3 reflects that trajectory.
A career still climbing — Bolotov is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
Output in context · FC Orenburg finished 12th of 16 · a lower-table side
3.17 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 25 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (12th of 16) 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 3 goals and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.19 goal involvements per 90, useful for a defensive midfielder.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 52.5% 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 30.6, Bolotov carries the 3rd-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Premier League of 6, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (FC Orenburg finished 12th of 16) — 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 moderate defensive volume (3.17 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.
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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Transfer news
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