ratings updated 21 Oct 2026
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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Wigan.
Also this season
Parent club Reading — League Cup: 1 apps, 0g 0a, 90 min
The headline Season rating covers his time at Wigan; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 EFL Trophy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 7.2 |
Scout report
F. Burns is a 23-year-old central defender at Wigan, rated 39.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 56th of 213 on scout potential in the League One. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (32.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.23 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Burns.
Judged on this season alone, Burns graded 8 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 55th of 64 of the 64 centre-backs in the League One, on 1 clean sheet and 3.229 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 22 → 8). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 40, top 27% of the 64 centre-backs in the League One. At 23 Burns is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 8.8 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2023/24 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Wigan finished 24th of 24 · a relegation-threatened side
3.23 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 8 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (24th 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.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 32.3% 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 39.6, Burns carries the 17th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the League One of 64 — though on just 8 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.23 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 centre-backs in the League One with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
