Paul Digby - Stats, Rating & Scouting Report

Profile

Full namePaul Andrew Digby

PositionCentral midfielder

NationalityEngland

Age31

Date of birth2 Feb 1995

BirthplaceSheffield

Height193 cm

Shirt number#6

ClubColchester

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Central midfielder

Season stats

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6

Appearances

0

Goals

0

Assists

346

Minutes

Domestic-league season · Colchester.

Also this season

Earlier this season at Dundee — League Cup: 4 apps, 0g 0a, 287 min

The headline Season rating covers his time at Colchester; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.

Performance data · by competition

Competition	Apps	G	A	Min	Match
League Cup	1	0	0	22	6.3

Career

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Following his move to Colchester, Digby's current-season form is down 56% on last season (Season 9→4), while his Rating eased 18→11. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 36).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Colchester · 19th	6	0	0	6.73	20	3
2025/26	Dundee · 9th	14	0	1	6.84	18	9
2024/25	Cambridge United · 23rd	31	1	0	6.71	28	17
2023/24	Cambridge United · 18th	42	1	0	6.72	36	22
2022/23	Cambridge United · 20th	46	1	2	6.8	41	33

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 10 earlier seasons in the full career.

Career

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Domestic career

Scout report

Experienced headCentral midfielder

P. Digby is a 31-year-old central midfielder at Colchester, rated 11.4 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (16.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.38 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Digby.

On the season, Digby graded 4 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 0 assists and 3.382 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 9 → 4). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 11. At 31 Digby is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.6 reflects that trajectory.

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Past his 2021/22 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2021/22Trending downBreakout: 2021/22Stepped up 2021/22

11.4

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

3.8

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

16.7%

Minutes

limited game time

3.38

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

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

6

Apps

3.38

Def. / 90

11

Tackles

2

Interceptions

1

Clean sheets

3.38 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 6 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.

Watch points

Game time. Only 16.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 31, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 11.4 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.38 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %16.7%

Available fixtures11 of 11

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 903.382

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Pass accuracy %79

Dribble success %100

Cards / 900

Foul involvement / 901.561

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 (~1), then tapers with age. At 31, Digby sits on 0.6, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Digby's projected Rating — 11.4 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

Goals0

Shots1

Passing

Assists0

Passes158

Pass accuracy79%

Possession

Successful dribbles2

Dribble success100%

Duels won29

Duels won %60.4%

Fouls won1

Defending

Tackles11

Interceptions2

Fouls committed5

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0

Red cards0

Transfer history

ColchesterJul 2026 – nowFree

DundeeJul 2025 – Jul 2026Free Transfer

Cambridge UnitedJul 2020 – Jul 2025

StevenageJul 2019 – Jul 2020

FForest Greenuntil Jul 2019

Mansfield TownJul 2017 – Jul 2019Free

Ipswichuntil Jul 2017

Barnsley(back from loan)Jun 2016 – Jul 2017

IpswichJul 2016 – Jun 2016Free

Ipswich(on loan)Jan 2016 – Jul 2016

Barnsleyuntil Jan 2016

Transfer history

About P. Digby

Paul Andrew Digby is a 31-year-old central midfielder who plays for Colchester, born on February 2, 1995 in Sheffield, standing 193 cm tall. He is from England. Colchester currently sit 19th of 24 in the League Two.

This season

In the current season, P. Digby has made 6 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 346 minutes.

P. Digby's next match is on October 31, 2026, when Colchester face Walsall at home in the League Two.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates P. Digby at 11.4 with a Season form score of 3.8. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 15 recorded seasons, P. Digby has totalled 315 club appearances with 5 goals and 6 assists for 8 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2022/23, with 46 appearances for Cambridge United.