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based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026

Profile

PositionDefensive midfielder
NationalityWales
Age20
Date of birth23 Mar 2006
Shirt number#45
ClubPeterborough
Defensive midfielder
2
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
54
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Peterborough.

Also this season

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

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

Scout report

Squad depthBall-winning Defensive midfielder

Harry Ashfield is a 20-year-old defensive midfielder at Cheltenham, rated 31.5 overall by Field Insider's model. A young player, he has been a fringe squad member this season (18.1% 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.

On the season, Ashfield graded 11 for current form (age-blind), on 2 goals, 1 assist and 4.314 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 7 → 0).

On long-term talent our Rating reads 32. At 20 Ashfield is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 2.9 reflects that trajectory.

31.5
Ratingi
below regular-starter level
11.2
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
18.1%
Minutes
limited game time
4.31
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

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

17
Apps
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 defensive midfielder.
  • Defensive volume. 4.31 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 18.1% 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 31.5 overall — below regular-starter level. 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.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the League One with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals2

Passing

Assists1

Defending

Tackles19
Interceptions13
Blocks4

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.