Rhys Oates

Oates's current-season form is level with last season (Season 26→26), while his Rating held around 23. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 32).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Mansfield Town · 11th	2	1	1	7.25	23	26
2025/26	Mansfield Town · 10th	36	8	3	6.72	23	26
2024/25	Mansfield Town · 17th	4	0	0	6.68	21	0
2023/24	Mansfield Town · 3rd	14	2	3	6.99	22	10
2022/23	Mansfield Town · 8th	24	3	1	6.62	25	11

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 9 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headWinger

R. Oates is a 31-year-old winger at Mansfield Town, enjoying a standout season — 8 goals and 3 assists in 36 appearances, a Season grade of 26. On long-term scout potential he's rated 23. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option (50.3% of available minutes). He brings 0.48 goal contributions per 90 (0.35 goals, 0.13 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Oates.

On the season, Oates graded 26 for current form (age-blind), on 8 goals and 3 assists in 36 appearances (0.475 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 26 → 26). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 23. At 31 Oates is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 3.9 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2021/22Trending upBreakout: 2025/26Injury-hit 2025/26

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

25.8

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

50.3%

Minutes

rotation minutes

0.48

Goal contrib / 90

productive for the role

Output in context · Mansfield Town finished 10th of 24 · a mid-table side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.22

Goals / app

8 goals in 36 appearances (0.22 per game) for a mid-table side. He also laid on 3 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 11 goal contributions (0.31 per appearance).

Strengths

Final-third output. 0.48 goal contributions per 90 (0.35 goals, 0.13 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

Game time. Only 50.3% 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 23 overall — below regular-starter level. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.48 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 %50.3%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900.345

Assists / 900.13

Goal contribution / 900.475

Defensive actions / 901.382

Player flow

Goal involvements11

Cards / 900.043

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 (~9), then tapers with age. At 31, Oates sits on 3.9, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Oates's projected Rating — 23 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 wingers in the League One with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals8

Passing

Assists3

Defending

Tackles22

Interceptions7

Blocks3

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0

Red cards1

Transfer history

Mansfield TownJul 2021 – now

HHartlepoolJul 2015 – Jul 2021Free

Barnsley(back from loan)Dec 2014 – Jul 2015

CChester(on loan)Nov 2014 – Dec 2014

Barnsley(back from loan)Oct 2014 – Nov 2014

Grimsby(on loan)Sept 2014 – Oct 2014

Barnsley(back from loan)Mar 2014 – Sept 2014

Stockport County(on loan)Jan 2014 – Mar 2014

Barnsley(back from loan)Sept 2013 – Jan 2014

GGainsborough Trinity(on loan)Aug 2013 – Sept 2013

Barnsleyuntil Aug 2013

About R. Oates

Rhys Derek Oates is a 31-year-old winger who plays for Mansfield Town, born on December 4, 1994 in Pontefract, standing 183 cm tall. He is from England.

This season

In the current season, R. Oates has made 2 appearances with 1 goal and 1 assist across 179 minutes, with 1 yellow card.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates R. Oates at 23 with a Season form score of 25.8. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 14 recorded seasons, R. Oates has totalled 305 club appearances with 65 goals and 14 assists for 9 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2021/22, with 41 appearances for Mansfield Town.

R. Oates's career has also included time at HHartlepool, Barnsley, CChester, Grimsby, Stockport County and GGainsborough Trinity.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.