based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026
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Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Hull City.
Scout report
M. Crooks is a 32-year-old defensive midfielder at Hull City, enjoying a standout season — 4 goals and 5 assists in 34 appearances, a Season grade of 42. On long-term scout potential he's rated 32.3. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter (63.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.72 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Crooks.
On the season, Crooks graded 42 for current form (age-blind), on 4 goals, 5 assists and 3.718 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 42 → 42). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2021/22.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 32. At 32 Crooks is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 9.9 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Hull City finished 6th of 24 · an upper-table side
3.72 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 9 clean sheets across 34 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (6th of 24) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 4 goals and 5 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 63.1% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.29 goal involvements per 90, useful for a defensive midfielder.
- Defensive volume. 3.72 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Age curve. At 32, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
Rated 32.3 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.72 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 (0.8× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
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Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the Premier League with 600+ minutes this season.
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