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Full nameOliver Luke Arblaster
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalityEngland
Age22
Date of birth5 May 2004
BirthplaceSheffield
Height175 cm
Shirt number#4
ClubSheffield Utd
Central midfielder
21
Appearances
0
Goals
1
Assists
907
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Sheffield Utd.

Injury-affected season

Missed 13 of Sheffield Utd's ~46 games this season through 13 injury absences (knee, injured). He still appeared 21 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
Championship21019076.67
FA Cup100846.9

Scout report

Squad depthCentral midfielder

O. Arblaster is a 22-year-old central midfielder at Sheffield Utd, rated 60.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 206th of 493 on scout potential in the Championship and 645th of 2874 U-23 players tracked. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (30.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.87 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Arblaster.

Judged on this season alone, Arblaster graded 14 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 58th of 73 of the 73 central midfielders in the Championship, on 0 goals, 1 assist and 3.87 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 13 → 14). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 60, top 40% of the 73 central midfielders in the Championship. At 22 Arblaster is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 26.4 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Arblaster missed 13 games through injury (knee, injured) out of roughly 46 this season. The 21 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 levelRemarkably consistentStepped up 2024/25Injury-hit 2025/26
Current potentialTop 40% central midfielders · ChampionshipCurrent season58th of 73 central midfielders · Championship58th-best central midfielder in the Championship206th in the Championship · potential29th-highest potential central midfielder in the Championship645th-highest potential U-23 tracked
60.4
Ratingi
29th of 73 central midfielders
14.2
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
30.5%
Minutes
limited game time
3.87
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Sheffield Utd finished 13th of 24 · a mid-table side

3.87
Def. / 90
12
Tackles
19
Interceptions
2
Clean sheets

3.87 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 21 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Defensive volume. 3.87 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
  • Ceiling. High potential at just 22 — room to grow into a bigger role.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 30.5% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

With a Rating of 60.4, Arblaster carries the 29th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Championship (top 40%). Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.87 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 1.9×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 22, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.

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

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.