Nicholas Freeman

Following his move to Gillingham, Freeman's current-season form is up 100% on last season (Season 7→14), while his Rating climbed 14→21. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 28).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Gillingham · 21st	2	0	0	6.95	21	14
2025/26	Shrewsbury · 19th	16	1	0	6.78	14	7
2024/25	Stevenage · 14th	29	0	2	6.75	30	12
2023/24	Stevenage · 9th	42	3	3	6.89	38	28
2022/23	Wycombe · 9th	43	2	1	6.62	39	19

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 9 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthCentral midfielder

N. Freeman is a 30-year-old central midfielder at Shrewsbury, rated 14.2 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (18% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.9 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Freeman.

On the season, Freeman graded 7 for current form (age-blind), on 1 goal, 0 assists and 2.895 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 7 → 14). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 14. At 30 Freeman is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.8 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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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: 2022/235 clubs

14.2

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

6.9

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

18%

Minutes

limited game time

2.9

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Shrewsbury finished 19th of 24 · a lower-table side

Apps

2.9

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.9 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 16 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (19th 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 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Watch points

Game time. Only 18% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 14.2 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.9 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.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %18%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900.121

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.121

Defensive actions / 902.895

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Cards / 900.121

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 22–27 (~2), then tapers with age. At 30, Freeman sits on 0.8, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Freeman's projected Rating — 14.2 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 central midfielders in the League Two with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles14

Interceptions9

Blocks1

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1

Red cards0

Transfer history

Free agentJun 2026 – nowFree

ShrewsburyJun 2025 – Jun 2026Free

StevenageJul 2023 – Jun 2025Free

Wycombe(back from loan)Jun 2021 – Jul 2023

Leyton Orient(on loan)Jan 2021 – Jun 2021

Wycombe(back from loan)Jan 2017 – Jan 2021

WWealdstone(on loan)Dec 2016 – Jan 2017

Wycombeuntil Dec 2016

HHemel Hempstead TownMar 2016 – Dec 2016Free

HHistonuntil Mar 2016

About N. Freeman

Nicholas Freeman is a 30-year-old central midfielder who plays for Shrewsbury, born on November 7, 1995 in Stevenage, standing 180 cm tall. He is from England. Shrewsbury currently sit 24th of 24 in the League Two.

This season

In the current season, N. Freeman has made 16 appearances with 1 goal and 0 assists across 746 minutes, with 1 yellow card.

N. Freeman's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Shrewsbury face Salford City at home in the League Two.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates N. Freeman at 14.2 with a Season form score of 6.9. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 14 recorded seasons, N. Freeman has totalled 292 club appearances with 14 goals and 9 assists for 8 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2022/23, with 43 appearances for Wycombe.

N. Freeman's career has also included time at Stevenage, Wycombe, Leyton Orient, WWealdstone, HHemel Hempstead Town and HHiston.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.