based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026
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Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Doncaster.
Scout report
G. Middleton is a 26-year-old central midfielder at Doncaster, rated 38.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 47th of 107 on scout potential in the League One. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (37.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.32 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Middleton.
Judged on this season alone, Middleton graded 13 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 18th of 24 of the 24 central midfielders in the League One, on 1 goal, 2 assists and 1.318 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 26 → 13). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 39, 14th of 24 of the 24 central midfielders in the League One. At 26 Middleton is in his prime years, and a market index of 8.6 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Doncaster finished 14th of 24 · a mid-table side
1.32 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 35 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.17 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 37.9% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Defensive numbers. Modest 1.32 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 38.6, Middleton carries the 14th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the League One of 24. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.32 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
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Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the League One with 600+ minutes this season.
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