Domestic-league season · Wigan.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 League One | 37 | 1 | 2 | 2667 | 6.73 |
 FA Cup | 4 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 6.95 |
 League Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 6.9 |
Smith's current-season form is up 53% on last season (Season 17→26), while his Rating held around 44. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 26).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Wigan · 16th | 37 | 1 | 2 | 6.73 | 44 | 26 |
| 2024/25 | Wigan · 15th | 19 | 1 | 3 | 6.95 | 43 | 17 |
| 2023/24 | Wigan · 12th | 28 | 1 | 3 | 6.84 | 48 | 20 |
| 2021/22 | Doncaster · 22nd | 43 | 0 | 1 | 6.72 | 49 | 26 |
| 2020/21 | Swindon Town · 23rd | 32 | 2 | 0 | 6.51 | 45 | 12 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
M. Smith is a 25-year-old defensive midfielder at Wigan, rated 43.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 147th of 482 in the League One. In his prime years, he has been a regular starter this season (64.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.31 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Smith.
Judged on this season alone, Smith graded 26 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 32nd of 63 of the 63 defensive midfielders in the League One, on 1 goal, 2 assists and 3.307 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 17 → 26). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2021/22.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 44, top 40% of the 63 defensive midfielders in the League One. At 25 Smith is in his prime years, and a market index of 27.1 reflects that trajectory.
Smith is operating at his career peak — the 2021/22 level is the level.
3.31 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 8 clean sheets across 37 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 43.7, Smith carries the 25th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the League One (top 40%). Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.31 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.
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 (~27), then tapers with age. At 25, Smith sits on 27.1, at or near its peak. The blue line is Smith's projected Rating — 43.7 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.
No transfer news found for this player.
