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Full nameMax Johnston
PositionCentre-back
NationalityScotland
Age22
Date of birth26 Dec 2003
BirthplaceMiddlesbrough
Height185 cm
Shirt number#22
ClubDerby
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Centre-back

Season stats

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5
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
178
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Derby.

Also this season

Earlier this season at Sturm Graz — Bundesliga: 3 apps, 1g 0a, 267 min

The headline Season rating covers his time at Derby; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
League Cup100326.9

Scout report

Squad depthCentral defender

M. Johnston is a 22-year-old central defender at Derby, rated 53.1 overall by Field Insider's model. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (8.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.52 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Johnston.

On the season, Johnston graded 1 for current form (age-blind), on 0 clean sheets and 1.517 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 8 → 1). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2025/26.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 53. At 22 Johnston is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 23.2 reflects that trajectory.

53.1
Ratingi
a solid contributor and squad regular
0.6
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
8.6%
Minutes
limited game time
1.52
Def. actions / 90
light defensive volume

Output in context · Derby finished 23rd of 24 · a relegation-threatened side

5
Apps
1.52
Def. / 90
2
Tackles
—
Interceptions
0
Clean sheets

1.52 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume across 5 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (23rd 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

  • Ceiling. High potential at just 22 — room to grow into a bigger role.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 8.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

Rated 53.1 overall — a solid contributor and squad regular. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.52 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 1.9×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 22, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.

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

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.