R. Oates - Stats, Rating & Scouting Report

Profile

Full nameRhys Derek Oates

PositionCentre-forward

NationalityEngland

Age31

Date of birth4 Dec 1994

BirthplacePontefract

Height183 cm

Shirt number#18

ClubMansfield Town

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Centre-forwardalso played MID · DEF

Season stats

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36

Appearances

8

Goals

3

Assists

2084

Minutes

Domestic-league season · Mansfield Town.

Injury-affected season

Missed 5 of Mansfield Town's ~46 games this season through 5 injury absences (groin). He still appeared 36 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	36	8	3	2084	6.72
FA Cup	5	2	1	241	7.63
League Cup	1	1	0	36	8.2
EFL Trophy	1	0	0	11	6.5

Career

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Oates's current-season form is up 0% on last season (Season 0→29), while his Rating climbed 21→24. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 32).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Mansfield Town · 10th	36	8	3	6.72	24	29
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
2021/22	Mansfield Town · 7th	41	10	6	6.82	32	32

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 8 earlier seasons in the full career.

Career

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Domestic career

Scout report

Experienced headCentre-forward

R. Oates is a 31-year-old centre-forward at Mansfield Town, enjoying a standout season — 8 goals and 3 assists in 36 appearances, a Season grade of 29, top 35% of League One centre-forwards. On long-term scout potential he's rated 23.6, ranking 389th of 481 in the League One. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option (56.5% 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.

Judged on this season alone, Oates graded 29 — a solid campaign that ranks top 35% of the 60 centre-forwards in the League One, on 8 goals and 3 assists in 36 appearances (0.475 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 0 → 29). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 24, 42nd of 60 of the 60 centre-forwards in the League One. At 31 Oates is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 4 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Oates missed 5 games through injury (groin) out of roughly 46 this season. The 36 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.

From the career report

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A career still climbing — Oates is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

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

Current potential42nd of 60 centre-forwards · League One Current seasonTop 35% centre-forwards · League One21st-best centre-forward in the League One389th in the League One · potential42nd-highest potential centre-forward in the League One

23.6

Ratingi

42nd of 60 centre-forwards

29

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

56.5%

Minutes

rotation minutes

0.48

Goal contrib / 90

productive for the role

Output in context · Mansfield Town finished 10th of 20 · a mid-table side

8

Goals

3

Assists

11

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 56.5% 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

With a Rating of 23.6, Oates carries the 42nd-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the League One of 60. 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 %56.5%

Available fixtures41 of 46

Goals / 900.345

Assists / 900.13

Goal contribution / 900.475

Defensive actions / 901.382

Player flow

Goal involvements11

Shot conversion %28.6

Shot accuracy %53.8

Pass accuracy %63

Dribble success %54.5

Cards / 900.043

Foul involvement / 902.937

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 4, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Oates's projected Rating — 23.6 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 centre-forwards in the League One with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals8

Shots on target28

Shots52

Passing

Assists3

Pass accuracy63%

Possession

Successful dribbles60

Dribble success54.5%

Fouls won34

Defending

Tackles22

Interceptions7

Blocks3

Fouls committed34

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0

Red cards1

Transfer history

Mansfield Town2021/22 – now

Hartlepool2020/21 – 2021/22Free

Morecambe2018/19 – 2020/21Free

Hartlepool(on loan)2016/17 – 2018/19

Gateshead(on loan)2016/17 – 2016/17

Hartlepool2015/16 – 2016/17Free

Barnsley(back from loan)2014/15 – 2015/16

Grimsby(on loan)2014/15 – 2014/15

Barnsley(back from loan)2014/15 – 2014/15

Chester(on loan)2014/15 – 2014/15

Barnsley(back from loan)2013/14 – 2014/15

Gainsborough Trinity(on loan)2013/14 – 2013/14

Stockport County(on loan)2013/14 – 2013/14

Barnsley(back from loan)2013/14 – 2013/14

Stockport Countyuntil 2013/14

Transfer history

About R. Oates

Rhys Derek Oates is a 31-year-old centre-forward who plays for Mansfield Town, born on December 4, 1994 in Pontefract, standing 183 cm tall. He is from England. Mansfield Town currently sit 10th of 24 in the League One.

This season

In the current season, R. Oates has made 36 appearances with 8 goals and 3 assists across 2,084 minutes, averaging a 7.06 match rating over his last 10 rated games. His season has spanned the League One, the FA Cup, the League Cup and the EFL Trophy. Though primarily a centre-forward, he has also lined up in midfield and in defence this season.

When R. Oates plays, Mansfield Town's record this season is 15W-14D-12L — and his match ratings average 6.57 at home against 7.06 on the road.

Recent matches

May 2, 2026: 5-4 win at home vs Cardiff (76 minutes, 1 goal, 8.2 rating)
April 28, 2026: 0-0 draw away at Peterborough (21 minutes, 6.7 rating)
April 25, 2026: 4-1 win away at Huddersfield (68 minutes, 2 assists, 7.9 rating)
April 21, 2026: 1-0 win away at Stockport County (30 minutes, 6.3 rating)
April 18, 2026: 2-2 draw at home vs Luton (32 minutes, 6.3 rating)
April 14, 2026: 0-0 draw away at Leyton Orient (33 minutes, 6.2 rating)
April 11, 2026: 1-2 loss away at Wigan (87 minutes, 6.7 rating)
April 6, 2026: 0-0 draw at home vs Burton Albion (30 minutes, 6.3 rating)
April 3, 2026: 2-0 win away at Doncaster (77 minutes, 1 goal, 7.7 rating)
March 21, 2026: 4-1 win at home vs Northampton (78 minutes, 8.3 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates R. Oates at 23.6 with a Season form score of 29, ranking 389th of 481 centre-forwards in the League One. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Availability: R. Oates has missed 5 matches this season through injury.

Career

Across 13 recorded seasons, R. Oates has totalled 303 club appearances with 64 goals and 13 assists for 9 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2021/22, with 41 appearances for Mansfield Town.