Domestic-league season · Perth Glory.
N. Pennington is a 27-year-old central midfielder at Perth Glory, rated 16 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 109th of 193 in the A-League. In his prime years, he has been a regular starter this season (73.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.89 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Pennington.
Judged on this season alone, Pennington graded 36 — a strong campaign that ranks top 23% of the 18 central midfielders in the A-League, on 5 goals, 0 assists and 3.891 defensive actions per 90.
We hold a single season for Pennington, so there's no year-on-year comparison to draw yet — the read above is this campaign only.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 16, 11th of 18 of the 18 central midfielders in the A-League. At 27 Pennington is in his prime years, and a market index of 1.6 reflects that trajectory.
3.89 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 23 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (10th of 12) 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.
With a Rating of 16, Pennington carries the 11th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the A-League of 18, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Perth Glory finished 10th of 12) — 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 solid defensive volume (3.89 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
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 (~2), then tapers with age. At 27, Pennington sits on 1.6, at or near its peak. The blue line is Pennington's projected Rating — 16 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.
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