Domestic-league season · Bristol City.
Missed 19 of Bristol City's ~46 games this season through 19 injury absences (ankle, hamstring, inactive). He still appeared 25 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.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Championship | 25 | 3 | 1 | 1851 | 7.21 |
 FA Cup | 1 | 1 | 0 | 71 | 8.3 |
Following his move to Bristol City, Atkinson's current-season form is up 550% on last season (Season 6→39), while his Rating held around 52. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Bristol City · 12th | 25 | 3 | 1 | 7.21 | 52 | 39 |
| 2024/25 | Portsmouth · 16th | 14 | 2 | 0 | — | 52 | 6 |
| 2022/23 | Bristol City · 14th | 26 | 4 | 1 | 7.03 | 64 | 24 |
| 2021/22 | Bristol City · 17th | 34 | 2 | 1 | 7.07 | 65 | 28 |
| 2020/21 | Oxford United · 6th | 41 | 2 | 0 | 7.25 | 51 | 39 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
R. Atkinson is a 28-year-old central defender at Bristol City, rated 52.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 287th of 493 in the Championship. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter this season (76.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.7 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Atkinson.
Judged on this season alone, Atkinson graded 39 — a strong campaign that ranks top 21% of the 82 centre-backs in the Championship, on 6 clean sheets and 3.695 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 6 → 39). Across the 5 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 52, 43rd of 82 of the 82 centre-backs in the Championship. At 28 Atkinson is in his prime years, and a market index of 40.2 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Atkinson missed 19 games through injury (ankle, hamstring, inactive) out of roughly 46 this season. The 25 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 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
3.7 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 6 clean sheets across 25 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 3 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 52.3, Atkinson carries the 43rd-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Championship of 82. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.7 tackles, blocks & interceptions 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.
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 (~67), then tapers with age. At 28, Atkinson sits on 40.2, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Atkinson's projected Rating — 52.3 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.
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