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Full nameLuke James Molyneux
PositionAttacking midfielder
NationalityEngland
Age28
Date of birth29 Mar 1998
BirthplaceBishop Auckland
Height180 cm
Shirt number#7
ClubDoncaster
Attacking midfielderalso played FWD
40
Appearances
8
Goals
7
Assists
3399
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Doncaster.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
League One408733996.84
FA Cup3011806.6
EFL Trophy6111666.75
League Cup301646.87

Scout report

Project playerAttacking midfielder

L. Molyneux is a 28-year-old attacking midfielder at Doncaster, rated 39.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 233rd of 481 on scout potential in the League One. An experienced operator, he has been an ever-present this season (85.8% of available minutes). He brings 0.4 goal contributions per 90 (0.21 goals, 0.19 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Molyneux.

Judged on this season alone, Molyneux graded 37 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 9% of the 73 attacking midfielders in the League One, on 8 goals and 7 assists in 40 appearances (0.397 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 52 → 37). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 39, 45th of 73 of the 73 attacking midfielders in the League One. At 28 Molyneux is in his prime years, and a market index of 8.3 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2024/25Holding levelBreakout: 2024/25Stepped up 2025/26
Current potential45th of 73 attacking midfielders · League OneCurrent seasonTop 9% attacking midfielders · League One6th-best attacking midfielder in the League One233rd in the League One · potential45th-highest potential attacking midfielder in the League One
39.3
Ratingi
45th of 73 attacking midfielders
37.1
Seasoni
developing / rotation level
85.8%
Minutes
near ever-present
0.4
Goal contrib / 90
productive for the role

Output in context · Doncaster finished 14th of 24 · a mid-table side

8
Goals
7
Assists
15
G+A
0.2
Goals / app

8 goals in 40 appearances (0.2 per game) for a mid-table side. He also laid on 7 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 15 goal contributions (0.38 per appearance).

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 85.8% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Final-third output. 0.4 goal contributions per 90 (0.21 goals, 0.19 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

  • Defensive numbers. Modest 1.67 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 39.3, Molyneux carries the 45th-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the League One of 73. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.4 goal contributions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).

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

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.