Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Leeds.
Injury-affected season
Missed 4 of Leeds's ~38 games this season through 4 injury absences (knee). He still appeared 23 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.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Premier League | 23 | 0 | 3 | 1334 | 6.7 |
 Friendlies Clubs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 194 | 6.57 |
 FA Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 6.75 |
 League Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 6.6 |
Scout report
I. Gruev is a 26-year-old central midfielder at Leeds, rated 69.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 213th of 376 on scout potential in the Premier League. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (43.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.04 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Gruev.
Judged on this season alone, Gruev graded 25 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 27th of 35 of the 35 central midfielders in the Premier League, on 0 goals, 3 assists and 3.036 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 17 → 25). Across the 6 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 69, 23rd of 35 of the 35 central midfielders in the Premier League. At 26 Gruev is in his prime years, and a market index of 83.3 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Gruev missed 4 games through injury (knee) out of roughly 38 this season. The 23 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.
Gruev is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.
Output in context · Leeds finished 14th of 20 · a lower-table side
3.04 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 23 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (14th of 20) 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 0 goals and 3 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.2 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
- Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 93.2/100).
Watch points
- Game time. Only 43.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Outlook
With a Rating of 69.4, Gruev carries the 23rd-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Premier League of 35, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Leeds finished 14th of 20) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.04 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around. Doing it for a lesser side, he profiles as a value buy for a club higher up the table.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
