Nathaniel Mendez-Laing - Stats, Rating & Scouting Report

Profile

Full nameNathaniel Otis Méndez-Laing

PositionWinger

NationalityGuatemala

Age34

Date of birth15 Apr 1992

BirthplaceBirmingham

Height180 cm

Shirt number#11

ClubMilton Keynes Dons

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Winger

Season stats

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1

Appearances

0

Goals

0

Assists

21

Minutes

Domestic-league season · Milton Keynes Dons.

Career

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Mendez-Laing's current-season form is level with last season (Season 24→24), while his Rating held around 9. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 49).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Milton Keynes Dons · 16th	1	0	0	6.6	9	24
2025/26	Milton Keynes Dons · 2nd	25	9	4	7.06	9	24
2024/25	Derby · 19th	41	3	4	6.88	27	20
2023/24	Derby · 2nd	46	9	15	7.28	30	49
2022/23	Derby · 7th	44	7	8	6.88	31	35

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 13 earlier seasons in the full career.

Guatemala · international

Side	Apps	G
Guatemala	37	3

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Career

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Domestic career

Scout report

Experienced headGoal-getting Winger

N. Mendez-Laing is a 34-year-old winger at Milton Keynes Dons, enjoying a standout season — 9 goals and 4 assists in 25 appearances, a Season grade of 24. On long-term scout potential he's rated 9.1. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option (40.3% of available minutes). He brings 0.7 goal contributions per 90 (0.49 goals, 0.22 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Mendez-Laing.

On the season, Mendez-Laing graded 24 for current form (age-blind), on 9 goals and 4 assists in 25 appearances (0.701 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 24 → 24). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 9. At 34 Mendez-Laing is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.5 reflects that trajectory.

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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending downBreakout: 2022/23Stepped up 2024/254 clubs

9.1

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

24.4

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

40.3%

Minutes

rotation minutes

0.7

Goal contrib / 90

strong end product

Output in context · Milton Keynes Dons finished 2nd of 24 · a title-challenging side

25

Apps

9

Goals

4

Assists

13

G+A

0.36

Goals / app

9 goals in 25 appearances (0.36 per game) for a title-challenging side. He also laid on 4 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 13 goal contributions (0.52 per appearance).

Strengths

Final-third output. 0.7 goal contributions per 90 (0.49 goals, 0.22 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

Game time. Only 40.3% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 34, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 9.1 overall — below regular-starter level. In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.7 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %40.3%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900.486

Assists / 900.216

Goal contribution / 900.701

Defensive actions / 901.511

Player flow

Goal involvements13

Cards / 900.216

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

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 (~3), then tapers with age. At 34, Mendez-Laing sits on 0.5, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Mendez-Laing's projected Rating — 9.1 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.

Season statistics

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

Shooting

Goals9

Passing

Assists4

Defending

Tackles19

Interceptions7

Blocks2

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4

Red cards0

Transfer history

Milton Keynes DonsJun 2025 – nowFree

DerbyJul 2022 – Jun 2025Free

Sheffield WednesdayNov 2021 – Jul 2022Free

MiddlesbroughFeb 2021 – Nov 2021Free

Cardiffuntil Feb 2021

Cambridge United(on loan)Feb 2015 – Feb 2021

Peterborough(back from loan)Apr 2014 – Feb 2015

Shrewsbury(on loan)until Apr 2014

Portsmouth(on loan)Nov 2012 – Apr 2014

Peterboroughuntil Nov 2012

Sheffield Utd(on loan)Aug 2011 – Nov 2012

Peterborough(on loan)Jul 2010 – Aug 2011

Wolvesuntil Jul 2010

Transfer history

About N. Mendez-Laing

Nathaniel Otis Méndez-Laing is a 34-year-old winger who plays for Milton Keynes Dons, born on April 15, 1992 in Birmingham, standing 180 cm tall. He is from Guatemala. Milton Keynes Dons currently sit 16th of 24 in the League One.

This season

In the current season, N. Mendez-Laing has made 1 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 21 minutes.

N. Mendez-Laing's next match is on September 2, 2026, when Milton Keynes Dons face Wigan away in the League One.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates N. Mendez-Laing at 9.1 with a Season form score of 24.4. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 18 recorded seasons, N. Mendez-Laing has totalled 443 club appearances with 68 goals and 45 assists for 12 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2023/24, with 46 appearances for Derby.

N. Mendez-Laing's career has also included time at Derby, Sheffield Wednesday, Middlesbrough, Cardiff, Cambridge United, Peterborough, Shrewsbury, Portsmouth, Sheffield Utd and Wolves.

On the international stage, N. Mendez-Laing has represented Guatemala — 37 caps and 3 goals in our records.

Transfer news

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