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based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026

Profile

PositionCentre-back
Nationality
Age19
Shirt number#26
ClubGillingham
Centre-back
9
Appearances
1
Goals
0
Assists
705
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Gillingham.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
League Cup100685.9

Scout report

★ Standout performer

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First senior season on record — and already on the pitch for 86% of Gillingham's available minutes, one of the top game-time debuts in the League Two this season.

Squad depthCentral defender

L. Dobbs is a 19-year-old central defender at Gillingham, rated 33.681000000000004 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 109th of 221 on scout potential in the League Two and 481st of 583 U-21 players tracked. A young player, he has been a fringe squad member this season (34.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.45 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Dobbs.

Judged on this season alone, Dobbs graded 17 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 46th of 47 of the 47 centre-backs in the League Two, on 3 clean sheets and 3.447 defensive actions per 90.

We hold a single season for Dobbs, so there's no year-on-year comparison to draw yet — the read above is this campaign only.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 34, 26th of 47 of the 47 centre-backs in the League Two. At 19 Dobbs is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 2.9 reflects that trajectory.

33.681000000000004
Ratingi
26th of 47 centre-backs
17.1
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
34.1%
Minutes
limited game time
3.45
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Gillingham finished 11th of 24 · a mid-table side

9
Apps
3.45
Def. / 90
12
Tackles
12
Interceptions
3
Clean sheets

3.45 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 9 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 34.1% 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 33.681000000000004, Dobbs carries the 26th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the League Two of 47 — though on just 9 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.45 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). At 19 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (99/100) 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 centre-backs in the League Two with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1
Shots on target1
Shots3

Passing

Assists0
Chances created1
Passes335
Pass accuracy70%

Possession

Successful dribbles1
Dribble success100%
Duels won51
Duels won %56%
Fouls won9

Defending

Tackles12
Interceptions12
Blocks3
Fouls committed11

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.