Domestic-league season · Richards Bay.
M. Mthembu is a 25-year-old central midfielder at Richards Bay, rated 1.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 21st of 257 in the Premier Soccer League. In his prime years, he has been an ever-present this season (81.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.95 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Mthembu.
Judged on this season alone, Mthembu graded 31 — a standout campaign that ranks top 3% of the 36 central midfielders in the Premier Soccer League, on 4 goals, 1 assist and 3.947 defensive actions per 90.
We hold a single season for Mthembu, so there's no year-on-year comparison to draw yet — the read above is this campaign only.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 2, top 17% of the 36 central midfielders in the Premier Soccer League. At 25 Mthembu is in his prime years, and a market index of 0 reflects that trajectory.
3.95 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 9 clean sheets across 26 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (11th of 16) 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 4 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 1.7, Mthembu carries the 6th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Premier Soccer League (top 17%), and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Richards Bay finished 11th of 16) — 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 solid defensive volume (3.95 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 17–37 (~0), then tapers with age. At 25, Mthembu sits on 0, at or near its peak. The blue line is Mthembu's projected Rating — 1.7 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.
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