Lewis Bate

Bate's current-season form is up 700% on last season (Season 2→16), while his Rating climbed 40→46. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 28).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Stockport County · 1st	10	0	4	6.97	40	16
2025/26	Stockport County · 3rd	14	0	0	6.68	40	2
2024/25	Stockport County · 3rd	34	2	4	7.05	51	28
2023/24	Milton Keynes DonsLoan · 4th	22	0	1	6.91	32	11
2023/24	Leeds	1	0	0	—	—	—
2022/23	Oxford UnitedLoan · 19th	33	1	3	6.83	47	21

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 1 earlier season and 11 youth-team spells in the full career.

England · international

Side	Apps	G
England U17	5	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

★ Standout performer

All League One standouts →

One of the biggest game-time risers in the League One: on the pitch for 77% of Stockport County's available minutes this season, up from 9% last year — a bench-to-starter jump the ratings will catch up with at the next checkpoint.

Squad depthCreative Attacking midfielder

L. Bate is a 24-year-old attacking midfielder at Stockport County, rated 45.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 89th of 213 on scout potential in the League One. An emerging talent, he has been a rotation option this season (36.7% of available minutes). He brings 0.47 goal contributions per 90 (0 goals, 0.47 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Bate.

Judged on this season alone, Bate graded 16 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 7th of 11 of the 11 attacking midfielders in the League One, on 0 goals and 4 assists in 10 appearances (0.474 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 2 → 16). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 46, 7th of 11 of the 11 attacking midfielders in the League One. At 24 Bate is in his prime years, and a market index of 10.2 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

Read the full career report →

Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2024/25Trending downBreakout: 2024/25Stepped up 2024/25Injury-hit 2025/264 clubs

Current potential7th of 11 attacking midfielders · League One · 10 apps Current season7th of 11 attacking midfielders · League One · 10 apps 7th-best attacking midfielder in the League One 89th in the League One · potential 7th-highest potential attacking midfielder in the League One

45.7

Ratingi

7th of 11 attacking midfielders

15.5

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

36.7%

Minutes

rotation minutes

0.47

Goal contrib / 90

productive for the role

Output in context · Stockport County finished 1st of 24 · a title-challenging side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

Goals / app

0 goals in 10 appearances (0 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. He also laid on 4 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 4 goal contributions (0.4 per appearance).

Strengths

Final-third output. 0.47 goal contributions per 90 (0 goals, 0.47 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

Game time. Only 36.7% 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 45.7, Bate carries the 7th-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the League One of 11 — though on just 10 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.47 goal contributions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %36.7%

Available fixtures11 of 11

Goals / 900

Assists / 900.474

Goal contribution / 900.474

Defensive actions / 903.083

Player flow

Goal involvements4

Pass accuracy %90

Dribble success %36.4

Cards / 900

Foul involvement / 901.66

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

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 (~10), then tapers with age. At 24, Bate sits on 10.2, at or near its peak. The blue line is Bate's projected Rating — 45.7 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.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among attacking midfielders in the League One with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Shots3

Passing

Assists4

Chances created14

Passes555

Pass accuracy90%

Possession

Successful dribbles4

Dribble success36.4%

Duels won36

Duels won %58.1%

Fouls won9

Defending

Tackles17

Interceptions7

Blocks2

Fouls committed5

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0

Red cards0

Transfer history

Milton Keynes Dons(on loan)Jan 2024 – now

Leeds(back from loan)Jul 2023 – Jan 2024

Oxford United(on loan)Aug 2022 – Jul 2023

Leedsuntil Aug 2022

About L. Bate

Lewis Michael Bate is a 23-year-old attacking midfielder who plays for Stockport County, born on October 28, 2002 in Sutton Coldfield, standing 174 cm tall. He is from England. Stockport County currently sit 1st of 24 in the League One.

This season

In the current season, L. Bate has made 10 appearances with 0 goals and 4 assists across 759 minutes.

L. Bate's next match is on November 10, 2026, when Stockport County face Tranmere at home in the EFL Trophy.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates L. Bate at 45.7 with a Season form score of 15.5, ranking 89th of 213 attacking midfielders in the League One. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 4 career titles — among them the UEFA Champions League and the U18 Premier League. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 10 recorded seasons, L. Bate has totalled 196 club appearances with 10 goals and 12 assists for 10 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2024/25, with 34 appearances for Stockport County.

L. Bate's career has also included time at Milton Keynes Dons, Leeds and Oxford United.

On the international stage, L. Bate has represented England U17 — 5 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

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