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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Portsmouth.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Championship | 17 | 2 | 0 | 807 | 6.71 |
 UEFA U21 Championship - Qualificationat Scotland U21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 455 | — |
 League Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 6.5 |
Scout report
I. Bowat is a 23-year-old central defender at Portsmouth, rated 59.1 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 203rd of 495 on scout potential in the Championship. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (19.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.57 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Bowat.
Judged on this season alone, Bowat graded 8 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 77th of 89 of the 89 centre-backs in the Championship, on 2 clean sheets and 3.569 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 16 → 8).
On long-term talent our Rating reads 59, top 31% of the 89 centre-backs in the Championship. At 23 Bowat is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 27.2 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Portsmouth finished 18th of 24 · a lower-table side
3.57 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 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.22 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central defender.
- Defensive volume. 3.57 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 19.5% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Outlook
With a Rating of 59.1, Bowat carries the 27th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Championship of 89 — though on just 17 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.57 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 23, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Championship with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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