Domestic-league season · Middlesbrough.
Missed 3 of Middlesbrough's ~49 games this season through 3 injury absences (inactive). He still appeared 43 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Championship | 43 | 14 | 7 | 3007 | 6.94 |
 League Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 7.2 |
 FA Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 6.9 |
Following his move to Middlesbrough, Whittaker's current-season form is up 188% on last season (Season 17→49), while his Rating climbed 63→74. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 60).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Middlesbrough · 5th | 43 | 14 | 7 | 6.94 | 74 | 49 |
| 2024/25 | Plymouth · 23rd | 36 | 3 | 2 | 6.89 | 63 | 17 |
| 2023/24 | Plymouth · 21st | 46 | 19 | 8 | 7.22 | 76 | 60 |
| 2022/23 | Plymouth · 1st | 25 | 9 | 7 | 7.06 | 51 | 30 |
| 2021/22 | Lincoln · 17th | 20 | 5 | 1 | 6.87 | 45 | 15 |
| 2020/21 | Swansea · 4th | 21 | 1 | 0 | 6.55 | 63 | 4 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
M. Whittaker is a 25-year-old attacking midfielder at Middlesbrough, rated 73.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 18th of 493 in the Championship. In his prime years, he has been a regular starter this season (72.6% of available minutes). He brings 0.63 goal contributions per 90 (0.42 goals, 0.21 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Whittaker.
Judged on this season alone, Whittaker graded 49 — a standout campaign that ranks top 2% of the 69 attacking midfielders in the Championship, on 14 goals and 7 assists in 43 appearances (0.629 involvements per 90).
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 17 → 49). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 74, top 11% of the 69 attacking midfielders in the Championship. At 25 Whittaker is in his prime years, and a market index of 94.6 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Whittaker missed 3 games through injury (inactive) out of roughly 49 this season. The 43 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.
Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
14 goals in 43 appearances (0.33 per game) — double figures playing for an upper-table side (5th of 24). He also laid on 7 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 21 goal contributions (0.49 per appearance).
With a Rating of 73.9, Whittaker carries the 7th-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the Championship (top 11%). In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.63 goal contributions 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 (~95), then tapers with age. At 25, Whittaker sits on 94.6, at or near its peak. The blue line is Whittaker's projected Rating — 73.9 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.
€1M total transfer fees · 7 moves
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