Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Northampton.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 League One | 22 | 2 | 1 | 1651 | 6.81 |
 UEFA U21 Championship - Qualificationat Northern Ireland U21 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 692 | — |
 League Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 6.3 |
 EFL Trophy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 6.9 |
Scout report
M. Forbes is a 22-year-old central defender at Northampton, rated 42.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 165th of 481 on scout potential in the League One and 1549th of 2874 U-23 players tracked. An emerging talent, he has been a rotation option this season (39.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.29 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Forbes.
Judged on this season alone, Forbes graded 11 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 74th of 88 of the 88 centre-backs in the League One, on 4 clean sheets and 2.29 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 2 → 11).
On long-term talent our Rating reads 43, top 23% of the 88 centre-backs in the League One. At 22 Forbes is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 9.1 reflects that trajectory.
Output in context · Northampton finished 24th of 24 · a relegation-threatened side
2.29 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 22 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (24th 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. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.16 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central defender.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 39.9% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 42.9, Forbes carries the 20th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the League One (top 23%), and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Northampton finished 24th of 24) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.29 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 1.9×) with the best seasons likely ahead.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
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