based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026
Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Polessya.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 UEFA Europa Conference League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 6.6 |
Scout report
R. Babenko is a 34-year-old defensive midfielder at Polessya, enjoying a standout season — 0 goals and 0 assists in 27 appearances, a Season grade of 14, top 71% of Premier League defensive midfielders. On long-term scout potential he's rated 11.1, ranking 152nd of 157 in the Premier League. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option (48.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.38 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Babenko.
Judged on this season alone, Babenko graded 14 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 5th of 7 of the 7 defensive midfielders in the Premier League, on 0 goals, 0 assists and 4.38 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 14 → 14). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 11, 7th of 7 of the 7 defensive midfielders in the Premier League. At 34 Babenko is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.9 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2023/24 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Polessya finished 3rd of 16 · an upper-table side
4.38 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 8 clean sheets across 27 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (3rd of 16) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume.
Strengths
- Defensive volume. 4.38 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 48.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Age curve. At 34, 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 11.1, Babenko carries the 7th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Premier League of 7. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.38 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the Premier League with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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