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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Tranmere.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 League Two | 46 | 5 | 0 | 4122 | 6.74 |
 EFL Trophy | 4 | 0 | 0 | 236 | 6.95 |
 League Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 6.9 |
Scout report
N. Smith is a 30-year-old central defender at Tranmere, rated 21.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 304th of 478 on scout potential in the League Two. An experienced operator, he has been an ever-present this season (99.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.62 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Smith.
Judged on this season alone, Smith graded 20 — a solid campaign that ranks top 39% of the 76 centre-backs in the League Two, on 8 clean sheets and 2.62 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 21 → 20). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 22, 40th of 76 of the 76 centre-backs in the League Two. At 30 Smith is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.8 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Tranmere finished 21st of 24 · a lower-table side
2.62 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 8 clean sheets across 46 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (21st 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 5 goals and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 99.6% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Watch points
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 21.6, Smith carries the 40th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the League Two of 76, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Tranmere finished 21st 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 (2.62 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the League Two with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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