ratings updated 17 Oct 2026
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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Lincoln.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 League Cup | 1 | 0 | 1 | 95 | 7.3 |
Scout report
I. Varfolomeev is a 22-year-old defensive midfielder at Lincoln, rated 59.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 156th of 272 on scout potential in the Championship and 620th of 1759 U-23 players tracked. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (29.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.52 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Varfolomeev.
Judged on this season alone, Varfolomeev graded 11 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 22nd of 24 of the 24 defensive midfielders in the Championship, on 0 goals, 0 assists and 4.522 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 18 → 11). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2025/26.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 59, 12th of 24 of the 24 defensive midfielders in the Championship. At 22 Varfolomeev is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 26 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2025/26 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Lincoln finished 18th of 24 · a lower-table side
4.52 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 9 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.
Strengths
- Defensive volume. 4.52 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
- Ceiling. High potential at just 22 — room to grow into a bigger role.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 29.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Outlook
With a Rating of 59.3, Varfolomeev carries the 12th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Championship of 24 — though on just 9 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.52 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 1.9×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 22, 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 defensive midfielders in the Championship with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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