Paul Digby

Following his move to Colchester, Digby's current-season form is level with last season (Season 9→9), while his Rating climbed 18→20. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 36).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Colchester · 5th	2	0	0	6.85	20	9
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.

Scout report

Experienced headBall-winning Defensive midfielder

P. Digby is a 31-year-old defensive midfielder at Dundee, rated 17.5 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (20.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.15 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 9 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 1 assist and 4.154 defensive actions per 90.

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

On long-term talent our Rating reads 18. At 31 Digby is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.8 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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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

17.5

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

9.3

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

20.9%

Minutes

limited game time

4.15

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · Dundee finished 9th of 12 · a lower-table side

Apps

4.15

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

4.15 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 14 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (9th 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 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Defensive volume. 4.15 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Game time. Only 20.9% 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 17.5 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.15 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 %20.9%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900

Assists / 900.126

Goal contribution / 900.126

Defensive actions / 904.154

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Cards / 900.126

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 (~2), then tapers with age. At 31, Digby sits on 1.8, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Digby's projected Rating — 17.5 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 defensive midfielders in the League Two with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists1

Defending

Tackles19

Interceptions7

Blocks7

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1

Red cards0

Transfer history

ColchesterJul 2026 – nowFree

DundeeJul 2025 – Jul 2026Free Transfer

Cambridge UnitedJul 2020 – Jul 2025

StevenageJul 2019 – Jul 2020

FForest GreenJul 2018 – Jul 2019

Mansfield TownJul 2017 – Jul 2018Free

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

About P. Digby

Paul Andrew Digby is a 31-year-old defensive midfielder who plays for Colchester, born on February 2, 1995 in Sheffield, standing 193 cm tall. He is from England. Colchester currently sit 5th of 24 in the League Two.

This season

In the current season, P. Digby has made 2 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 106 minutes.

P. Digby's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Colchester face Rochdale at home in the League Two.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates P. Digby at 17.5 with a Season form score of 9.3. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 15 recorded seasons, P. Digby has totalled 311 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.

P. Digby's career has also included time at Dundee, Cambridge United, Stevenage, FForest Green, Mansfield Town, Ipswich and Barnsley.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.