Field Insider
46.2
34.7%
Ratingi
10
58%
Seasoni
2.7
Valuei

based on the 2025/26 season · updated 22 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameJoel Allen Cotterill
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalityWales
Age20
Date of birth10 Oct 2005
Height183 cm
Shirt number#24
ClubBristol Rovers
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Central midfielder

Season stats

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13
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
806
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Bristol Rovers.

Scout report

Elite prospectCentral midfielder

J. Cotterill is a 20-year-old central midfielder at Bristol Rovers, rated 29.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 2nd of 104 on scout potential in the League Two and 163rd of 561 U-21 players tracked. A young player, he has been a fringe squad member this season (19.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.9 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Cotterill.

Judged on this season alone, Cotterill graded 3 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 16th of 27 of the 27 central midfielders in the League Two, on 0 goals, 0 assists and 1.898 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 24 → 3). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 29, top 4% of the 27 central midfielders in the League Two. At 20 Cotterill is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 2.7 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2024/25Holding levelBreakout: 2024/25
Current potential1st of 27 central midfielders · League Two · 13 appsCurrent season16th of 27 central midfielders · League Two · 13 apps16th-best central midfielder in the League Two2nd in the League Two · potential1st-highest potential central midfielder in the League Two163rd-highest potential U-21 tracked
29.3
Ratingi
1st of 27 central midfielders
3
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
19.5%
Minutes
limited game time
1.9
Def. actions / 90
light defensive volume

Output in context · Bristol Rovers finished 14th of 24 · a mid-table side

13
Apps
1.9
Def. / 90
8
Tackles
6
Interceptions
2
Clean sheets

1.9 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 13 appearances.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 19.5% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 29.3, Cotterill carries the 1st-highest potential of the central midfielders in the League Two of 27 — though on just 13 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.9 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 central midfielders in the League Two with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles8
Interceptions6
Blocks3

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.