Domestic-league season · QPR.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Championship | 29 | 0 | 2 | 1501 | 6.63 |
 CONCACAF Gold Cup - Qualificationat Jamaica | 2 | 0 | 0 | 177 | — |
 FA Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 7 |
Following his move to QPR, Hayden's current-season form is up 111% on last season (Season 9→19), while his Rating eased 35→29. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 26).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | QPR · 15th | 29 | 0 | 2 | 6.63 | 29 | 19 |
| 2024/25 | Portsmouth · 16th | 17 | 0 | 0 | 6.58 | 35 | 9 |
| 2023/24 | QPR · 18th | 17 | 0 | 0 | 6.83 | 40 | 12 |
| 2022/23 | Norwich · 13th | 14 | 0 | 0 | 6.92 | 45 | 9 |
| 2021/22 | Newcastle · 11th | 14 | 1 | 0 | 6.62 | 64 | 18 |
| 2020/21 | Newcastle · 12th | 24 | 0 | 0 | 6.88 | 76 | 26 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
I. Hayden is a 31-year-old central midfielder at QPR, rated 28.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 438th of 493 in the Championship. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option this season (36.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.26 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Hayden.
Judged on this season alone, Hayden graded 19 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 43rd of 73 of the 73 central midfielders in the Championship, on 0 goals, 2 assists and 4.257 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 9 → 19). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 29, 68th of 73 of the 73 central midfielders in the Championship. At 31 Hayden is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 16.4 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
4.26 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 29 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 28.5, Hayden carries the 68th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Championship of 73. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.26 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~37), then tapers with age. At 31, Hayden sits on 16.4, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Hayden's projected Rating — 28.5 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.
€2.9M total transfer fees · 11 moves
No transfer news found for this player.
