Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Exeter City.
Injury-affected season
Missed 4 of Exeter City's ~46 games this season through 4 injury absences (illness). He still appeared 35 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
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 League One | 35 | 7 | 4 | 1969 | 6.9 |
 EFL Trophy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 6.75 |
 FA Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 7 |
Scout report
R. Cole is a 28-year-old attacking midfielder at Exeter City, rated 33.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 314th of 481 on scout potential in the League One. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (52.1% of available minutes). He brings 0.5 goal contributions per 90 (0.32 goals, 0.18 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Cole.
Judged on this season alone, Cole graded 27 — a solid campaign that ranks top 31% of the 73 attacking midfielders in the League One, on 7 goals and 4 assists in 35 appearances (0.503 involvements per 90).
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 12 → 27). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 33, 57th of 73 of the 73 attacking midfielders in the League One. At 28 Cole is in his prime years, and a market index of 6.1 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Cole missed 4 games through injury (illness) out of roughly 46 this season. The 35 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.
Below his 2023/24 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Exeter City finished 21st of 24 · a lower-table side
7 goals in 35 appearances (0.2 per game), a meaningful share of the load for a lower-table side. He also laid on 4 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 11 goal contributions (0.31 per appearance).
Strengths
- Final-third output. 0.5 goal contributions per 90 (0.32 goals, 0.18 assists) — productive for the role.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 52.1% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 33.3, Cole carries the 57th-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the League One of 73, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Exeter City finished 21st of 24) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.5 goal contributions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
