Domestic-league season · Port Vale.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 League One | 13 | 1 | 3 | 674 | 6.67 |
 EFL Trophy | 5 | 2 | 0 | 238 | 7.43 |
 League Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 6.4 |
 FA Cup | 2 | 2 | 0 | 101 | 9.9 |
Paton's current-season form is up 60% on last season (Season 5→8), while his Rating climbed 31→38. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.
R. Paton is a 25-year-old centre-forward at Port Vale, rated 38 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 256th of 482 in the League One. In his prime years, he has been a fringe squad member this season (16.3% of available minutes). He brings 0.53 goal contributions per 90 (0.13 goals, 0.4 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Paton.
Judged on this season alone, Paton graded 8 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 54th of 60 of the 60 centre-forwards in the League One, on 1 goal and 3 assists in 13 appearances (0.534 involvements per 90).
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 5 → 8).
On long-term talent our Rating reads 38, 25th of 60 of the 60 centre-forwards in the League One. At 25 Paton is in his prime years, and a market index of 23.6 reflects that trajectory.
Paton is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.
1 goal in 13 appearances (0.08 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. He also laid on 3 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 4 goal contributions (0.31 per appearance).
With a Rating of 38, Paton carries the 25th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the League One of 60 — though on just 13 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.53 goal contributions 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.
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 (~24), then tapers with age. At 25, Paton sits on 23.6, at or near its peak. The blue line is Paton's projected Rating — 38 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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