George Byers - Stats, Rating & Scouting Report

Profile

Full nameGeorge William Byers

PositionAttacking midfielder

NationalityScotland

Age30

Date of birth29 May 1996

BirthplaceIlford

Height180 cm

Shirt number#7

ClubPort Vale

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Attacking midfielder

Season stats

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6

Appearances

2

Goals

0

Assists

265

Minutes

Domestic-league season · Port Vale.

Performance data · by competition

Competition	Apps	G	A	Min	Match
League Cup	1	0	0	78	6.9

Career

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Premier League Cup×2

Byers's current-season form is down 50% on last season (Season 16→8), while his Rating eased 21→14. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 38).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Port Vale · 20th	6	2	0	6.89	21	8
2025/26	Port Vale · 22nd	20	1	1	6.66	21	16
2024/25	Port Vale · 2nd	23	2	1	6.94	23	17
2023/24	BlackpoolLoan · 8th	17	0	1	7.03	33	11
2023/24	Sheffield Wednesday · 20th	22	1	1	6.82	46	17
2022/23	Sheffield Wednesday · 3rd	48	12	6	7	48	38

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 5 earlier seasons and 5 youth-team spells in the full career.

Scotland · international

Side	Apps	G
Scotland U17	2	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

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Domestic career

Scout report

Squad depthGoal-getting Attacking midfielder

G. Byers is a 30-year-old attacking midfielder at Port Vale, rated 14 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (12.8% of available minutes). He brings 0.68 goal contributions per 90 (0.68 goals, 0 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Byers.

On the season, Byers graded 8 for current form (age-blind), on 2 goals and 0 assists in 6 appearances (0.679 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 16 → 8). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 14. At 30 Byers is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.8 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2022/23Holding levelBreakout: 2022/23Stepped up 2023/24

14

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

8.1

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

12.8%

Minutes

limited game time

0.68

Goal contrib / 90

strong end product

Output in context · Port Vale finished 20th of 24 · a lower-table side

6

Apps

2

Goals

0

Assists

2

G+A

0.33

Goals / app

2 goals in 6 appearances (0.33 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb.

Strengths

Final-third output. 0.68 goal contributions per 90 (0.68 goals, 0 assists) — productive for the role.
Defensive volume. 4.76 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Game time. Only 12.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 14 overall — below regular-starter level. In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.68 goal contributions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %12.8%

Available fixtures10 of 10

Goals / 900.679

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.679

Defensive actions / 904.755

Player flow

Goal involvements2

Shot conversion %100

Shot accuracy %50

Pass accuracy %77

Dribble success %100

Cards / 900.679

Foul involvement / 903.057

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~2), then tapers with age. At 30, Byers sits on 0.8, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Byers's projected Rating — 14 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Transfer history

Port ValeJul 2024 – nowFree

Blackpool(on loan)Feb 2024 – Jul 2024

Sheffield WednesdayAug 2021 – Feb 2024

Portsmouth(on loan)Jan 2021 – Aug 2021

SwanseaJul 2016 – Jan 2021

Watforduntil Jul 2016

Transfer history

About G. Byers

George William Byers is a 30-year-old attacking midfielder who plays for Port Vale, born on May 29, 1996 in Ilford, standing 180 cm tall. He is from Scotland. Port Vale currently sit 20th of 24 in the League Two.

This season

In the current season, G. Byers has made 6 appearances with 2 goals and 0 assists across 265 minutes, with 2 yellow cards.

G. Byers's next match is on October 27, 2026, when Port Vale face Manchester City U21 at home in the EFL Trophy.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates G. Byers at 14 with a Season form score of 8.1. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the Premier League Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 12 recorded seasons, G. Byers has totalled 267 club appearances with 37 goals and 14 assists for 8 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2022/23, with 48 appearances for Sheffield Wednesday.