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Full nameNiall Joseph Huggins
PositionFull-back
NationalityWales
Age25
Date of birth18 Dec 2000
BirthplaceYork
Height180 cm
Shirt number#23
ClubWycombe
Full-backalso played DEF
19
Appearances
1
Goals
0
Assists
834
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Wycombe.

Injury-affected season

Missed 9 of Wycombe's ~46 games this season through 9 injury absences (knee surgery). He still appeared 19 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.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
League One19108346.76
EFL Trophy3001036.25
League Cupat Sunderland100456.2

Scout report

Squad depthFull-back

N. Huggins is a 25-year-old full-back at Wycombe, rated 40.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 204th of 481 on scout potential in the League One. In his prime years, he has been a fringe squad member this season (25% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.27 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Huggins.

Judged on this season alone, Huggins graded 10 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 74th of 79 of the 79 full-backs in the League One, on 3 clean sheets and 2.266 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 15 → 10). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 41, top 40% of the 79 full-backs in the League One. At 25 Huggins is in his prime years, and a market index of 9.1 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Huggins missed 9 games through injury (knee surgery) out of roughly 46 this season. The 19 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.

From the career report
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Below his 2023/24 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2023/24Holding levelInjury-hit 2025/26
Current potential31st of 79 full-backs · League One · 19 appsCurrent season74th of 79 full-backs · League One · 19 apps74th-best full-back in the League One204th in the League One · potential31st-highest potential full-back in the League One
40.7
Ratingi
31st of 79 full-backs
9.9
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
25%
Minutes
limited game time
2.27
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Wycombe finished 11th of 24 · a mid-table side

2.27
Def. / 90
12
Tackles
7
Interceptions
3
Clean sheets

2.27 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 19 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 25% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 40.7, Huggins carries the 31st-highest potential of the full-backs in the League One of 79 — though on just 19 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.27 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.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.