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Full nameMurray Wallace
PositionCentre-back
NationalityScotland
Age33
Date of birth10 Jan 1993
BirthplaceGlasgow
Height188 cm
Shirt number#3
ClubHuddersfield
Centre-back
9
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
733
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Huddersfield.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
League One100267

Scout report

Experienced headCentral defender

M. Wallace is a 33-year-old central defender at Huddersfield, rated 13.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 195th of 213 on scout potential in the League One. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option this season (35.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.07 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Wallace.

Judged on this season alone, Wallace graded 13 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 41st of 64 of the 64 centre-backs in the League One, on 2 clean sheets and 3.07 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 27 → 13). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 14, 57th of 64 of the 64 centre-backs in the League One. At 33 Wallace is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.6 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2021/22Holding levelBreakout: 2021/22
13.5
Ratingi
57th of 64 centre-backs
12.6
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
35.4%
Minutes
rotation minutes
3.07
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Huddersfield finished 2nd of 24 · a title-challenging side

9
Apps
3.07
Def. / 90
7
Tackles
14
Interceptions
2
Clean sheets

3.07 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 9 appearances. Behind a title-challenging side (2nd of 24) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 35.4% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Age curve. At 33, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 13.5, Wallace carries the 57th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the League One of 64 — though on just 9 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.07 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.7× and falling).

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

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the League One with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0
Shots on target4
Shots4

Passing

Assists0
Chances created2
Passes445
Pass accuracy84%

Possession

Successful dribbles2
Dribble success100%
Duels won49
Duels won %60.5%
Fouls won4

Defending

Tackles7
Interceptions14
Blocks4
Fouls committed5

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.