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Full nameRocco Robert Shein
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalityEstonia
Age23
Date of birth14 Jul 2003
BirthplaceTallinn
Height185 cm
Shirt number#21
ClubPortsmouth
Central midfielder
11
Appearances
2
Goals
1
Assists
966
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Fredrikstad.

Also this season

Earlier this season at Fredrikstad — NM Cupen: 2 apps, 0g 0a, 138 min

The headline Season rating covers his time at Portsmouth; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Eliteserienat Fredrikstad11219667.14

Scout report

Squad depthCentral midfielder

R. Shein is a 23-year-old central midfielder at Portsmouth, rated 41.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 143rd of 200 on scout potential in the Championship. An emerging talent, he has been a rotation option this season (51.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.98 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Shein.

Judged on this season alone, Shein graded 27 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 17th of 42 of the 42 central midfielders in the Championship, on 2 goals, 1 assist and 2.981 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 33 → 27). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2025/26.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 41, 30th of 42 of the 42 central midfielders in the Championship. At 23 Shein is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 21 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2025/26 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upStepped up 2025/26
41.2
Ratingi
30th of 42 central midfielders
27.4
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
51.1%
Minutes
rotation minutes
2.98
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Portsmouth finished 19th of 24 · a lower-table side

11
Apps
2.98
Def. / 90
25
Tackles
5
Interceptions
2
Clean sheets

2.98 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 11 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (19th 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 2 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.28 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 51.1% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 41.2, Shein carries the 30th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Championship of 42 — though on just 11 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.98 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Championship with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals2
Shots on target4
Shots9

Passing

Assists1
Chances created10
Passes530
Pass accuracy82%

Possession

Successful dribbles8
Dribble success57.1%
Duels won63
Duels won %52.1%
Fouls won9

Defending

Tackles25
Interceptions5
Blocks2
Fouls committed21

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.