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Full nameFraser Matthew Horsfall
PositionCentre-back
NationalityEngland
Age29
Date of birth12 Nov 1996
BirthplaceHuddersfield
Height190 cm
Shirt number#5
ClubBlackpool
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Centre-back

Season stats

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25
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
2085
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Blackpool.

Scout report

Project playerCentral defender

F. Horsfall is a 29-year-old central defender at Blackpool, enjoying a standout season — 0 goals and 0 assists in 25 appearances, a Season grade of 36, top 8% of League One centre-backs. On long-term scout potential he's rated 33.4, ranking 158th of 213 in the League One. An experienced operator, he has been an ever-present (92.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.72 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Horsfall.

Judged on this season alone, Horsfall graded 36 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 8% of the 64 centre-backs in the League One, on 7 clean sheets and 2.719 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 25 → 36). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 33, 45th of 64 of the 64 centre-backs in the League One. At 29 Horsfall is in his prime years, and a market index of 6.8 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2021/22Holding levelBreakout: 2021/22Stepped up 2024/25
Current potential45th of 64 centre-backs · League OneCurrent seasonTop 8% centre-backs · League One5th-best centre-back in the League One158th in the League One · potential45th-highest potential centre-back in the League One
33.4
Ratingi
45th of 64 centre-backs
35.7
Seasoni
developing / rotation level
92.7%
Minutes
near ever-present
2.72
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Blackpool finished 17th of 24 · a lower-table side

25
Apps
2.72
Def. / 90
22
Tackles
28
Interceptions
7
Clean sheets

2.72 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 7 clean sheets across 25 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.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 92.7% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 33.4, Horsfall carries the 45th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the League One of 64, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Blackpool 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 moderate defensive volume (2.72 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).

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
Shots on target2
Shots9

Passing

Assists0
Chances created2
Passes997
Pass accuracy79%

Possession

Successful dribbles3
Dribble success50%
Duels won198
Duels won %70%
Fouls won34

Defending

Tackles22
Interceptions28
Blocks13
Fouls committed29

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards8
Red cards1

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.