Ryan Loft - Stats, Rating & Scouting Report

Profile

Full nameRyan George Henson Loft

PositionCentre-forward

NationalityEngland

Age28

Date of birth14 Sept 1997

BirthplaceGravesend

Height190 cm

Shirt number#21

ClubCambridge United

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Centre-forward

Season stats

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18

Appearances

3

Goals

0

Assists

1059

Minutes

Domestic-league season · Crawley Town.

Also this season

On loan at Crawley Town — EFL Trophy: 3 apps, 1g 0a, 212 min

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

Career

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Following his move to Crawley Town, Loft's current-season form is level with last season (Season 9→8), while his Rating eased 36→20. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 29).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Cambridge United	3	0	0	6.5	—	—
2025/26	Crawley TownLoan · 22nd	18	3	0	6.49	20	8
2024/25	Cambridge United · 23rd	36	2	1	6.62	36	9
2023/24	Bristol Rovers	3	0	0	6.55	—	—
2023/24	Port Vale · 23rd	6	0	0	6.55	34	0
2022/23	Cambridge United	33	4	1	6.65	—	—
2022/23	Bristol Rovers · 17th	34	4	1	6.65	43	14
2021/22	Bristol Rovers	13	1	0	6.6	—	—
2021/22	Scunthorpe · 24th	28	5	0	6.6	29	13

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 4 earlier seasons and 5 youth-team spells in the full career.

Career

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Domestic career

Scout report

Squad depthCentre-forward

R. Loft is a 28-year-old centre-forward at Crawley Town, rated 19.9 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (25.6% of available minutes). He brings 0.26 goal contributions per 90 (0.26 goals, 0 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Loft.

On the season, Loft graded 8 for current form (age-blind), on 3 goals and 0 assists in 18 appearances (0.255 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 9 → 8). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 20. At 28 Loft is in his prime years, and a market index of 1.3 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2020/21Holding levelStepped up 2022/235 clubs

19.9

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

8.2

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

25.6%

Minutes

limited game time

0.26

Goal contrib / 90

modest end product

Output in context · Crawley Town finished 22nd of 24 · a relegation-threatened side

18

Apps

3

Goals

0

Assists

3

G+A

0.17

Goals / app

3 goals in 18 appearances (0.17 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb.

Watch points

Game time. Only 25.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Output. 0.26 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 19.9 overall — below regular-starter level. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.26 goal contributions 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.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %25.6%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900.255

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.255

Defensive actions / 901.02

Player flow

Goal involvements3

Cards / 900.17

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

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 (~4), then tapers with age. At 28, Loft sits on 1.3, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Loft's projected Rating — 19.9 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.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-forwards in the League One with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals3

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles7

Interceptions3

Blocks2

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2

Red cards0

Transfer history

Cambridge United(back from loan)May 2026 – now

Crawley Town(on loan)Sept 2025 – May 2026

Cambridge UnitedJul 2024 – Sept 2025

Port Valeuntil Jul 2024

Bristol RoversJan 2022 – Jul 2024Free

SScunthorpeuntil Jan 2022

Exeter City(on loan)Jan 2018 – Jan 2022

Stevenage(on loan)Jan 2017 – Jan 2018

Tottenham(back from loan)Jun 2016 – Jan 2017

BBraintree(on loan)Mar 2016 – Jun 2016

Tottenhamuntil Mar 2016

Transfer history

About R. Loft

Ryan George Henson Loft is a 28-year-old centre-forward who plays for Cambridge United, born on September 14, 1997 in Gravesend, standing 190 cm tall. He is from England. Cambridge United currently sit 4th of 24 in the League One.

This season

In the current season, R. Loft has made 18 appearances with 3 goals and 0 assists across 1,059 minutes, with 2 yellow cards.

R. Loft's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Cambridge United face Huddersfield at home in the League One.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates R. Loft at 19.9 with a Season form score of 8.2. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 10 recorded seasons, R. Loft has totalled 293 club appearances with 37 goals and 9 assists for 12 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2020/21, with 41 appearances for Scunthorpe.