Domestic-league season · Barnsley.
Missed 36 of Barnsley's ~46 games this season through 36 injury absences (groin, unknown). He still appeared 17 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 League One | 17 | 0 | 2 | 1045 | 6.86 |
 EFL Trophy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 194 | 6.53 |
 FA Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Roberts's current-season form is down 47% on last season (Season 15→8), while his Rating eased 16→13. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 46).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Barnsley · 15th | 17 | 0 | 2 | 6.86 | 13 | 8 |
| 2024/25 | Barnsley · 12th | 37 | 3 | 1 | 7.04 | 16 | 15 |
| 2023/24 | Birmingham · 22nd | 14 | 0 | 0 | 6.59 | 15 | 6 |
| 2022/23 | Birmingham · 17th | 25 | 0 | 1 | 7.03 | 24 | 23 |
| 2021/22 | Birmingham · 20th | 39 | 2 | 2 | 7.12 | 35 | 46 |
| 2020/21 | Birmingham · 18th | 36 | 4 | 2 | 7.1 | 39 | 33 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
M. Roberts is a 35-year-old central defender at Barnsley, rated 12.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 462nd of 482 in the League One. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option this season (50.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.5 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Roberts.
Judged on this season alone, Roberts graded 8 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 84th of 89 of the 89 centre-backs in the League One, on 1 clean sheet and 2.498 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 15 → 8). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 13, 86th of 89 of the 89 centre-backs in the League One. At 35 Roberts is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 2.4 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Roberts missed 36 games through injury (groin, unknown) out of roughly 46 this season. The 17 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.
Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
2.5 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 17 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 12.8, Roberts carries the 86th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the League One of 89. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.5 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).
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 (~8), then tapers with age. At 35, Roberts sits on 2.4, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Roberts's projected Rating — 12.8 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.
€3.9M total transfer fees · 3 moves
No transfer news found for this player.
