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PositionCentral midfielder
NationalityWales
Age20
Date of birth23 Mar 2006
Shirt number#4
ClubCheltenham
Central midfielder
17
Appearances
2
Goals
1
Assists
751
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Cheltenham.

Injury-affected season

Missed 8 of Cheltenham's ~46 games this season through 8 injury absences (ankle, inactive). He still appeared 17 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.

Also this season

On loan at WrexhamLeague Cup: 2 apps, 1g 0a, 146 min

The headline Season rating covers his time at Cheltenham; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
League Two17217516.72
League Cupat Wrexham2101467.1
Championshipat Wrexham10086.7

Scout report

Squad depthBall-winning Central midfielder

Harry Ashfield is a 20-year-old central midfielder at Cheltenham, rated 31.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 101st of 478 on scout potential in the League Two and 862nd of 994 U-21 players tracked. A young player, he has been a fringe squad member this season (22% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.31 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Ashfield.

Judged on this season alone, Ashfield graded 14 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 44th of 67 of the 67 central midfielders in the League Two, on 2 goals, 1 assist and 4.314 defensive actions per 90.

We hold a single season for Ashfield, so there's no year-on-year comparison to draw yet — the read above is this campaign only.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 32, top 20% of the 67 central midfielders in the League Two. At 20 Ashfield is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 2.9 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Ashfield missed 8 games through injury (ankle, inactive) out of roughly 46 this season. The 17 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.

Current potential13th of 67 central midfielders · League Two · 17 appsCurrent season44th of 67 central midfielders · League Two · 17 apps44th-best central midfielder in the League Two101st in the League Two · potential13th-highest potential central midfielder in the League Two862nd-highest potential U-21 tracked
31.6
Ratingi
13th of 67 central midfielders
13.6
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
22%
Minutes
limited game time
4.31
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Cheltenham finished 18th of 24 · a lower-table side

4.31
Def. / 90
19
Tackles
13
Interceptions
2
Clean sheets

4.31 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 17 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (18th 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. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.36 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
  • Defensive volume. 4.31 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 22% 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 31.6, Ashfield carries the 13th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the League Two of 67 — though on just 17 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.31 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). At 20 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (98/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow.

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

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.