ratings updated 12 Oct 2026
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Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Falkirk.
Scout report
L. Neilson is a 23-year-old central defender at Falkirk, rated 44.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 44th of 104 on scout potential in the Premiership. An emerging talent, he has been a regular starter this season (63.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.86 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Neilson.
Judged on this season alone, Neilson graded 15 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 21st of 27 of the 27 centre-backs in the Premiership, on 1 clean sheet and 2.857 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 10 → 15). Across the 6 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 45, top 38% of the 27 centre-backs in the Premiership. At 23 Neilson is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 10 reflects that trajectory.
Neilson is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.
Output in context · Falkirk finished 9th of 12 · a lower-table side
2.86 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 7 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (9th of 12) 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
- Availability. On the pitch for 63.6% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Watch points
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 44.9, Neilson carries the 10th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Premiership of 27 — though on just 7 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.86 tackles, blocks & interceptions 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.
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Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Premiership with 600+ minutes this season.
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