ratings updated 21 Oct 2026
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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Notts County.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 League Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 6.7 |
Scout report
L. Ness is a 24-year-old central defender at Notts County, rated 40.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 143rd of 213 on scout potential in the League One. An emerging talent, he has been a rotation option this season (37% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.88 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Ness.
Judged on this season alone, Ness graded 11 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 49th of 64 of the 64 centre-backs in the League One, on 1 clean sheet and 3.882 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 16 → 11). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2025/26.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 41, 41st of 64 of the 64 centre-backs in the League One. At 24 Ness is in his prime years, and a market index of 9.1 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2025/26 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Notts County finished 18th of 24 · a lower-table side
3.88 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 9 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (18th of 24) 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
- Defensive volume. 3.88 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 37% 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 40.6, Ness carries the 41st-highest potential of the centre-backs in the League One of 64 — though on just 9 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.88 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.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the League One with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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