Domestic-league season · Burnley.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Premier League | 35 | 3 | 1 | 2359 | 6.72 |
 UEFA U21 Championship - Qualificationat France U21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 329 | — |
 FA Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 6.9 |
 League Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 6.6 |
Following his move to Burnley, Ugochukwu's current-season form is level with last season (Season 41→41), while his Rating climbed 80→84. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 41).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Burnley · 19th | 35 | 3 | 1 | 6.72 | 84 | 41 |
| 2024/25 | Southampton · 20th | 26 | 1 | 2 | 6.69 | 80 | 41 |
| 2023/24 | Chelsea · 6th | 12 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 | 76 | 4 |
| 2022/23 | Rennes · 4th | 26 | 0 | 1 | 6.75 | 76 | 20 |
| 2021/22 | Rennes · 4th | 18 | 1 | 0 | 6.56 | 74 | 8 |
| 2020/21 | Rennes · 6th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 66 | 1 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
L. Ugochukwu is a 22-year-old defensive midfielder at Burnley, rated 84.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 81st of 418 in the Premier League and 79th of 2861 U-23 players tracked. An emerging talent, he has been a regular starter this season (70.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.43 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Ugochukwu.
Judged on this season alone, Ugochukwu graded 41 — a solid campaign that ranks top 40% of the 55 defensive midfielders in the Premier League, on 3 goals, 1 assist and 3.434 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 41 → 41). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 84, top 17% of the 55 defensive midfielders in the Premier League. At 22 Ugochukwu is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 160.2 reflects that trajectory.
A career still climbing — Ugochukwu is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
3.43 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 35 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (19th 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 3 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 84.3, Ugochukwu carries the 9th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Premier League (top 17%), and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Burnley finished 19th 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 (3.43 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.
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 (~169), then tapers with age. At 22, Ugochukwu sits on 160.2, still climbing toward its peak. The blue line is Ugochukwu's projected Rating — 84.3 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.
€27M total transfer fees · 4 moves
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