N. Powell

Following his move to Bradford, Powell's current-season form is level with last season (Season 2→4), while his Rating eased 20→14. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 41).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Bradford · 4th	15	1	0	6.64	14	4
2024/25	Stockport County · 3rd	8	0	1	7	20	2
2023/24	Stockport County · 1st	32	3	1	7.16	21	22
2022/23	Stoke City · 16th	25	4	0	6.69	42	14
2021/22	Stoke City · 14th	18	6	2	7.07	51	19
2020/21	Stoke City · 14th	39	12	3	7.15	63	41

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.

Scout report

Experienced headCentral midfielder

N. Powell is a 32-year-old central midfielder at Bradford, rated 13.9 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (7.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.33 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Powell.

On the season, Powell graded 4 for current form (age-blind), on 1 goal, 0 assists and 3.333 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 2 → 4). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 14. At 32 Powell is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 3.4 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2020/21 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2020/21Trending downStepped up 2024/25

13.9

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

4.3

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

7.5%

Minutes

limited game time

3.33

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Bradford finished 4th of 24 · an upper-table side

3.33

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.33 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 15 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (4th of 24) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.28 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.

Watch points

Game time. Only 7.5% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 32, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 13.9 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.33 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.8× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %7.5%

Available fixtures48 of 48

Goals / 900.278

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.278

Defensive actions / 903.333

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Shot conversion %20

Shot accuracy %50

Pass accuracy %57

Dribble success %42.9

Cards / 900

Foul involvement / 906.667

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 (~9), then tapers with age. At 32, Powell sits on 3.4, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Powell's projected Rating — 13.9 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.