R. Sterling

Following his move to Feyenoord, Sterling's current-season form is down 60% on last season (Season 10→4), while his Rating eased 45→25. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 54).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Feyenoord · 2nd	8	0	1	6.55	25	4
2024/25	Arsenal · 2nd	17	0	4	6.64	45	10
2023/24	Chelsea · 6th	31	8	4	6.99	64	39
2022/23	Chelsea · 12th	28	6	3	6.8	68	32
2021/22	Manchester City · 1st	30	13	5	7.04	84	54
2020/21	Manchester City · 1st	31	10	7	6.89	92	53

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

Scout report

Experienced headAttacking midfielder

R. Sterling is a 31-year-old attacking midfielder at Feyenoord, rated 25.3 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (13.8% of available minutes). He brings 0.21 goal contributions per 90 (0 goals, 0.21 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Sterling.

On the season, Sterling graded 4 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals and 1 assist in 8 appearances (0.214 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 10 → 4). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 25. At 31 Sterling is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 14.6 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 downStreaky4 clubs

25.3

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

3.7

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

13.8%

Minutes

limited game time

0.21

Goal contrib / 90

modest end product

Output in context · Feyenoord finished 2nd of 18 · a title-challenging side

Goals

Assists

G+A

Goals / app

0 goals in 8 appearances (0 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 1 assist for 1 goal contributions in all.

Watch points

Game time. Only 13.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Output. 0.21 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.
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 25.3 overall — below regular-starter level. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.21 goal contributions 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 %13.8%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900

Assists / 900.214

Goal contribution / 900.214

Defensive actions / 901.283

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Shot conversion %0

Shot accuracy %75

Pass accuracy %81

Dribble success %25

Cards / 900.214

Foul involvement / 905.344

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 (~32), then tapers with age. At 31, Sterling sits on 14.6, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Sterling's projected Rating — 25.3 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.