Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Portsmouth.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Championship | 41 | 0 | 1 | 3620 | 6.67 |
 FA Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 7.2 |
 League Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 6.9 |
Scout report
R. Poole is a 28-year-old central defender at Portsmouth, rated 51.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 289th of 493 on scout potential in the Championship. An experienced operator, he has been an ever-present this season (89.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.41 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Poole.
Judged on this season alone, Poole graded 36 — a strong campaign that ranks top 29% of the 82 centre-backs in the Championship, on 9 clean sheets and 3.406 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 25 → 36). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2022/23.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 52, 44th of 82 of the 82 centre-backs in the Championship. At 28 Poole is in his prime years, and a market index of 16.6 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Portsmouth finished 18th of 24 · a lower-table side
3.41 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 9 clean sheets across 41 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (18th 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. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 89.4% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Watch points
- Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.
Outlook
With a Rating of 51.9, Poole carries the 44th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Championship of 82, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Portsmouth finished 18th of 24) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.41 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years). Doing it for a lesser side, he profiles as a value buy for a club higher up the table.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
