Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Bristol City.
Injury-affected season
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.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Championship | 25 | 3 | 1 | 1851 | 7.21 |
 FA Cup | 1 | 1 | 0 | 71 | 8.3 |
Scout report
R. Atkinson is a 28-year-old central defender at Bristol City, rated 52.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 285th of 493 on scout potential 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 18.2 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.
A career still climbing — Atkinson is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
Output in context · Bristol City finished 12th of 24 · a mid-table side
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.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 76.2% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.2 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central defender.
- Defensive volume. 3.7 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.
Outlook
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.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Championship with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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